I get that this attitude outrages many people. Especially, I would guess, parents. Because children ought to be protected from themselves. And maybe it's just

I get that this attitude outrages many people. Especially, I would guess, parents. Because children ought to be protected from themselves. And maybe it's just that I've never been a parent. So what I remember is what it was like to be a child. Indeed, some would say that I still am a child, and I'm OK with that. Anyway, when do we get the right to exercise free will? When I was about eight, I felt that I had it. And many religions do think that sinning becomes possible at about that age. So what's magic about 18 or 21?