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Originally posted by AlphaFrog
No, Rudey, she's saying that the teens that go to college and are not responsible enough yet to handle alcohol/underage drinking are the same age/mental capacity as those who are considered old enough to enlist in the armed forces. If you're not considered mature enough to handle alcohol, how are you considered mature enough to handle a gun in armed combat?? Plus, her comment was in response to the article about 18-year old brains not being mature enough to make responsible decsions, and then she posted the part of the article about drinking.
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Actually we fight wars out of necessity. At the end of the day if you're 5 years old or 25, if someone is threatening your life many people understand why you would fight back. We drink alcohol for pleasure. The two are very different.
Additionally, different tasks take different levels of aptitude for decision making. Not all questions easily find answers at the magic age of 21 or 25 or 30. Some questions can be answered quite easily at a very young age.
So that link makes no sense. In the future, just let your sister talk.
-Rudey