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Comment author: gwern 04 November 2009 05:22:11PM 2 points [-]

So then the legal system should award status based on usefulness and intelligence, not age as in the present system.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_of_minors

"In most countries of the world, adolescents below the legal age of majority (adulthood) may be emancipated in some manner: through marriage, economic self-sufficiency, educational degree or diploma, military service, or obtaining medical conditions in a form of diseases such as AIDS, HPV, or other STDs."

Comment author: William 05 November 2009 09:50:33PM 2 points [-]

But should stupid adults have no rights?

Comment author: DanArmak 06 November 2009 01:23:19AM 9 points [-]

Fewer rights, perhaps.

More to the point, equal rights isn't a good idea because it's just and right, but rather because it's a defensive position against rulers who grant extra rights to privileged groups.

Comment author: gwern 05 November 2009 10:09:28PM 3 points [-]

/me checks into legal status of retarded adults & vegetables

Dunno about 'should', but they don't have very much beyond what kids have...

Comment author: Clarity 11 November 2015 09:49:10PM 0 points [-]

Usefulness to who? Isn't it enough for people to be useful to themselves if they're not harmful to others?

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