... that is an acceptable practice within other societies.  On the other hand, I find marrying off pre- pubescent girls to be completely, absolutely unacceptable in any society regardless if they themselves find it to be acceptable.... what about you?  Do you personally find it acceptable for a society to marry off a pre-pubescent girl?     Sometimes I sure do, Hmmm. Perhaps Marques was on the right track after all. yes, ...

... but in this case the difference between a pre-pubescent and sexually mature person cannot be dismissed as irrelevant....: Some societies accept the marriage of pre-pubescent girls, and some do not. My point is ... the other hand, I find marrying off pre- pubescent girls to be completely, absolutely unacceptable in any society...acceptable for a society to marry off a pre-pubescent girl?     I have challenged him to try repeatedly and...

...not exactly "the equivalent" of 18, since there is a significant difference between a pre- and post- pubescent child.  Instead of trying to create a contemporary analogy to justify or explain marrying off young girls, a... and an 18 yo, your statement would be valid, but in this case the difference between a pre-pubescent and sexually mature person cannot be dismissed as irrelevant. and then to investigate what informed that ...

... so there's no issue with that, as I've pointed out to you a number of times already. It's not exactly "the equivalent" of 18, since there is a significant difference between a pre- and post- pubescent child. Instead of trying to create a contemporary analogy to justify or explain marrying off young girls, a better angle would be to simply say what they did conformed to the values and culture of that time and place, and then to ...

...Pirate strings you clowns on too,  Lately he's getting you to do precisely what he wants you to do. The funny thing is that all of the Papa and Lumpy troll posts read like they were written by a 13 year old of less than average intelligence.  And it shows.  None of you idiots are very smart, are you? Another opportunity to peer straight into the mind of a true Usenet flake. A middle-aged man in the grip of his pubescence.

... need to be careful. You know he is going to do this again.  You know he will ignore his own actions and example of where he has been the cyber bully. Oh, yeah, like that freaky rape fantasy story involving pubescent gymnasts and "ted Bundys with hard ons" or spelling out the names of strippers and their places of employment. He's most definitely a cyber- bully if there ever was one. Now is about the time where he'll step in and ...

... their come-uppance, it's impossible not to question whether it is taking over all aspects of our love lives. Once, it was thought it was only teenagers who spent hours online playing out their stormy pubescent relationships. Now it is clear that millions of grown women also use the internet to find love via dating websites such as match.com and social websites such as Facebook and MySpace. And when it ...

... their come-uppance, it's impossible not to question whether it is taking over all aspects of our love lives. Once, it was thought it was only teenagers who spent hours online playing out their stormy pubescent relationships. Now it is clear that millions of grown women also use the internet to find love via dating websites such as match.com and social websites such as Facebook and MySpace. And when it all goes ...

...and liars their come-uppance, it's impossible not to question whether it is taking over all aspects of our love lives. Once, it was thought it was only teenagers who spent hours online playing out their stormy pubescent relationships. Now it is clear that millions of grown women also use the internet to find love via dating websites such as match.com and social websites such as Facebook and MySpace. And when it all goes wrong, ...

... examples. Well who else? Who wants her teen age daughter to get knocked up, and who would not have that in the prefrontal lobes because of his sexual response that has been handed down in hominid evolution. If post-pubescent kids demonstrate responsibility about safe sex, then having sex within a narrow range of age peers shouldn't be a problem. Of course, by that standard, you end up with pretty much the same situation as ...