Reply #36: OK, I'll try again.

[porphyrian]

Law - a rule of behavior within a system created for the protection and fair treatment of those within that system.

Moral - a judgement of right and wrong held by an individual or group of individuals.

Laws need not be moral, and morals need not be laws. Sometimes, however, they can be degrees of both.

Laws based on a specific age are not entirely accurate because we, as humans, do not develop and mature at the same rate. Some people are adults at 18, some people are still adolescent at 50. However, as actual maturity is subjective and too difficult to accurately determine in all cases, a specific age is used. People who argue against age of consent and other age-based laws may have met one of these early bloomers (or they could be pedophiles, it would have to be determined individually to be certain).

How do you think nudist areas give predators more access than non-nudist areas? Are you saying that nudists supervise their children less than clothed adults? That's ridiculous. Besides, it's far easier to spot a predator nude than clothed - they STICK OUT, if you know what I mean. So, your argument is more emotional and moralistic than logical and concerned with the children. This is an example of what I was trying to point out a couple of posts ago.