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Should people explore other religions?
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<blockquote data-quote="ToHoldNothing" data-source="post: 57685988" data-attributes="member: 263193"><p>I'm sorry, but are you seriously trying to compare someone freely exercising their right to believe or not believe anything; regardless of a state's constitution stating either way; to an underage child's inability to consent to sexual acts? Of course we agree that's a bad thing, because, excluding extraodinary exceptions, underage children do not have the maturity or the mental capacity to even understand, let alone consent to sexual acts from adults.</p><p> </p><p>You cannot compare people manipulating children's innocence about sexual matters for their own selfish sensual pleasures to a Buddhist monk, Jewish rabbi, Muslim imam, or the like teaching a curious child about their religions if they freely ask without any provocation. Child molestation by authority figures is nothing like someone who is a young adult or even an adult in general who is genuinely curious about spiritual matters exercising their freedom to investigate and exercising their reason in comparing them, as well as their heart in whether they feel compelled and/or fulfilled by those beliefs talking to someone and asking question.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Same reason it's good for children to engage in sports or other things that might disappoint them; because without suffering some terrible things in life or at least general unsatisfactoriness, they won't come to believe in things seriously and will be less committed to anything, even if it's something you disagree with. Would you rather your friend or child just waffle between various beliefs or experience enough about various beliefs and themselves in relation to them to make a decision and stick with it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ToHoldNothing, post: 57685988, member: 263193"] I'm sorry, but are you seriously trying to compare someone freely exercising their right to believe or not believe anything; regardless of a state's constitution stating either way; to an underage child's inability to consent to sexual acts? Of course we agree that's a bad thing, because, excluding extraodinary exceptions, underage children do not have the maturity or the mental capacity to even understand, let alone consent to sexual acts from adults. You cannot compare people manipulating children's innocence about sexual matters for their own selfish sensual pleasures to a Buddhist monk, Jewish rabbi, Muslim imam, or the like teaching a curious child about their religions if they freely ask without any provocation. Child molestation by authority figures is nothing like someone who is a young adult or even an adult in general who is genuinely curious about spiritual matters exercising their freedom to investigate and exercising their reason in comparing them, as well as their heart in whether they feel compelled and/or fulfilled by those beliefs talking to someone and asking question. Same reason it's good for children to engage in sports or other things that might disappoint them; because without suffering some terrible things in life or at least general unsatisfactoriness, they won't come to believe in things seriously and will be less committed to anything, even if it's something you disagree with. Would you rather your friend or child just waffle between various beliefs or experience enough about various beliefs and themselves in relation to them to make a decision and stick with it? [/QUOTE]
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