Thou shalt not commit adultry is a command which makes no distinction between the following persons. They are all required to obey it: children at birth. Children in the cradle. School children. Youths and maidens. Fresh adults. Older ones. Men and women of 40. Of 50. Of 60. Of 70. Of 80. Of 100. The command does not distribute its burden equally, and cannot. It is not hard upon the three sets of children. Mark Twain
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The command to not commit adultry is a universal moral law. It does not make any distinction between the three groups of people, because it does not distinguish between this group and the other two. The command makes no distinction between the children, the youth, and the adults. This command applies to everyone, yet there are some who are exempt from it.

These are those who are considered children within the moment of birth. This is also true for all people who are younger than 18 years old. They are not subject to this command because they do not have the full capacity to choose what they do with their bodies.

The other group that falls under this command is that of school children. They must obey this law until they have reached at least the age of 18 years old because it would be unfair for anyone younger to be subject to this rule while older people are not bound by it.

Source: Letters From The Earth

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