On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 15:59:28 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a message dated 1/26/2005 2:33:30 PM Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > What's unfair or problematic about saying that people become adults at > puberty (more or less)?
> Because then everyone becomes an adult by their own internal clock rather > than by the calendar. That strikes me as more of a good point than a bad point. "adulthood" is rather arbitrary and culturally determined in alot of ways anyway. Puberty is at least less arbitrary. When dealingwith an individual in society calendar > ages apply the law equally and without concern for what may be an endocrinal > problem. As far as endocrine problems go, there are actually upper and lower limits for boys and girls which takes care of really early starters and late bloomers. Peace Gilberto "My people are hydroponic" __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
