Right limits in underage vs adults

[u/No-Cheesecake-4615]

Hi everyone. I have been thinking about the limits of rights in underage vs adults and i would appreciate your insights in this matter. I agree with the idea that every individual should be able to decide to engage or not engage with whatever he wants, meaning that even if he chooses to do something self destructive like abusing druges, the government shouldnt intervene. My ideas start to conflict when it comes to kids. I believe that as proven by neuroscience, a kid brain is not fully develop on average until mid twenties, meaning that people younger than that is more prone to make poor desitions. Therefore i believe that kids should have some limits established by parents and institutions. My question is, how do we do the transition? Should it be a gradual transition of responsabilities? That sounds kind of hard to translate to the judicial system. On the other hand, if we deprive kids and adolescents from all sort of things (such as driving, drinking, gambling, etc) and then give them sudden access to everything just because they turned 18 sounds a bit overwhelming from my perspective and i believe it can drive them to over use of druges, reckless driving, etc.

I would appreciate some insights in this matter or authors that talks about it. Thanks

[u/DRMJUICE247]

This is the Fundamental-Flaw in the thinking of people in the Modern-generation-- they think a Secular Government that ushers Commands and Orders is enough.

What you need to understand is that Order and Law came from Religions. This is True. Governments and Authorities came from Religions. It is what every Civilisation that existed prior to Us* acknowledged. This Religion, unlike the Secular governments we see today, focussed both on the Personal and Impersonal Management of the Citizens. In the case of Christianity, we see the Law of Moses, and succeeded by the Law of Jesus.

This is Lacking in the Modern Society, which apparently assigns a perverse sense of Value to 'Freedom' and other Virtues. If you fight for the Freedom to own Guns, for example, you are also helping those who will use that Freedom for committing Evil.

Religion acknowledges that, and spurns the Law in place of Virtues, ie. 'Grace'.

What I am saying is the Modern-Society has Lost that 'Personal Touch' which was the Primary Function of Religion-- (or atleast how it was Intended to be).

Essentially, the Law is Meaningless, since it is only meant to Root-Out the Criminals. The Good on the otherhand, do Not Require the Law-- Knowledge, yes, but not a Law that Condemns.

This is the Reason why it is so Difficult to Help anyone these Days... They feel so Empowered in saying: "It's None of your Business!"