I agree with you that any topic should be able to be discussed, but I think a modicum of forethought and perhaps a higher level of self-discipline should be emp

I agree with you that any topic should be able to be discussed, but I think a modicum of forethought and perhaps a higher level of self-discipline should be employed when discussing sensitive topics such as pedophilia, because these subjects don't exist in a vacuum. RMS gave no real provable basis for his statement- he was just vomiting a baseless opinion, which he has every right to do. People, in turn, have every right to call his opinion callous and stupid. To his credit, he did reportedly change his view after enough people explained to him why children could not be expected to hold the responsibility of consenting to sex with an adult.