Many people pay lip service to the idea of giving all arguments and positions a fair hearing, but abandon that principle the moment an emotionally charged topic enters the conversation. Personally I believe it's better to be transparent about these things than to pretend to be impartial, but what do you think? Do you personally draw a line? If so, where?
Paedophilia
That's a pretty well defined line to draw, but with a personal caveat. I was once sort of propositioned by a young child. He asked me if he could kiss me, then added that he'd kiss me really good. Even if we hadn't been in a roomful of people, I would still have done what I did then, which was to politely tell him no, that wouldn't be a good idea.
Later I saw other children who somehow sensed adults who were vulnerable to seduction be successful in luring them. There's no label for children of this sort, and that's my only caveat.
Later I saw other children who somehow sensed adults who were vulnerable to seduction be successful in luring them. There's no label for children of this sort, and that's my only caveat.
The irony with this particular perversion inspiring so much revultion instinctively is that under modern views of sexual ethics, the act is not even intrinsicly immoral. We're not supposed to believe any sex act, or even any sexual attraction for that matter, is evil by nature. But thankfully, when the prospect of some degenerate preying on children presents itself, we reject our modern programming entirely.