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Originally Posted by Knight Theamion
What about all medical studies showing that while in puberty and adolescence alcohol damages the brain while it is still growing.
In other words, you shouldn't get shitfaced when you are still an adolescent or younger.
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I think this sort of logic reflects the irrationally materialistic view of humans that modern society has. Yeah, alcohol/drugs at a young age might 'damage' children in some sense, but raising them in a Christian household or sending them to a state-school will almost certainly have far more negative effects in the long run. The only reason why theres such moral outcry about the former is that the damage is more tangible (ie material), regardless of it being comparatively minor. Id rather my kid took coke/alcohol for a couple of years at 15 or whatever than be forced to attend state-school or convert to Catholicism.