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Topic
#5606
Its a good idea to teach children that they can do whatever they want
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Owen_T
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- 5
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- One month
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- Multiple criterions
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Round 1
That way, you can stop abuse and pedophilia, because if children dont want it, they will stand up for themselves and say that they dont want to be touched.
But if you teach children that they must obey adults, you are basically helping pedophiles have their way.
So we shouldn't tell them not to steal and resort to violence?
All this would do is create a future generation of adults who think it is okay to over power children and who will resort to force.
Round 2
Children can do whatever they want. They should be told that so they know. Anyone can do whatever he wants. Thats the only way world can work.
They can do what they want, but then they'll go to Juvie. It's best for them to tell them not to hurt people, not only best for the person they are hurting.
Round 3
Morality is subjective, so of course they can do whatever they want. Dont lie to kids. Be honest and tell them that they can do whatever they want.
Telling kids that they can murder people if they want is honest, but not okay.
Round 4
Some children dont live until 18, so obviously all children should be allowed to do whatever they want.
Under NO circumstances is it okay to tell a child that it's okay to commit murder. Granted, this is an extreme, but it, along with every other crime, is included in "what ever they want"
Just because there is a chance they will die early, does not mean we can raise a generation of criminals.
Just because there is a chance they will die early, does not mean we can raise a generation of criminals.
Round 5
Its a fact that children can do whatever they want, so why lie to them and say that they cant do something which they can do?
Adult people have already polluted Earth to the point of no return where we are all going to be eventually poisoned to death by trash and chemicals which we mass produce.
Our children should be told that they have same freedom as us to do whatever they want. We hurt others in many ways, so its unreasonable to forbid our children that which we do.
Plus, this world is doomed anyway, as there is no way to save it. Might as well let our children do whatever they want, which includes to get trans surgeries if they want.
Do you agree that children should be told that they can do whatever they want?
Its a fact that children can do whatever they want, so why lie to them and say that they cant do something which they can do?
Just because they can does not make it in any way morally justifiable.
Our children should be told that they have same freedom as us to do whatever they want. We hurt others in many ways, so its unreasonable to forbid our children that which we do.
People doing bad things does not justify you doing bad things.
Plus, this world is doomed anyway, as there is no way to save it.
You have not provided any evidence for this. Humans have constantly been able to adapt and evolve to continue to survive.
Do you agree that children should be told that they can do whatever they want?
None of the reasons you provided give any moral justification for doing bad things. Creating a future where crime is ramped and people do what ever the heck the feel like is not a good thing, and I'm sure we can all agree.
Morality is subjective. You are wrong again. You could have chosen truth.
"Morality is subjective, so you can do anything you want.”
That is stupid, here’s why:
First of all, morality is objective. It is the seven noahide laws.
Second of all, you think that it’s OK for anyone to do whatever they want, this is flawed because A) morality is objective, B) it states that you can’t do whatever you want, and C) Do you think Hitler’s actions were acceptable, or Stalin’s, or Mao’s, or as the left will say, Putin’s? Are their actions all acceptable just because they thought it was?
No.
Morality is subjective, so you can do anything you want.
I think that there have to be rules:
You can do whatever you want, as long as you are following the basic rules. (Don’t steal, Don’t kill, etc.)
That is how a constitutional republic, the likes of what AMERICA actually is, works.