Sabre Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Ignoring technical stuff like age or phyiscal stuff like hight, what defines a child?A 'debate' which is currently in my favour took a weird turn when a guys comeback was paraphrased "Your a child" at which I pointed out my age didn't matter and the fact I'm 25. He countered with a combination of shock and mockery as well the point of this thread.While this is an Ad Homanim it is also relivent to the topic which was about crass entertainment, specifically games. If you have read my Blog you will already know my opinion on the matter. His claim that games with gore, swearing, sex, ect. Are only enjoied by children and frat boys (an american social group consisting of drunken sexist students, basicly biff from back to the future but drunk)Aside from the 'only children and frat boys' claim above, other evidence that I'm childish include my Blog (this one http://sabrext.livejournal.com/ ) and my 'comic about dragons' ( Swear warning http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3923038/ ) as 'No grown up expresses themselves that way', which was part of the original point of having anthro characters in the first place. It's not another overdone 2 gamers on a sofa comic.I am no stranger to this accusation. Im a gamer and have a bunch of toys dolls action figures collectable scale minitures but, this does raise the question of what it is that makes a person 'childish' as I can't think of anything other then compulsive touching of everything with their Jam fingers that are unique to kids in terms or behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkyway64 Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 A child is someone who knows little, IMO. Age plays a part as well as mental maturity, but no matter what, a point is a point.I'd go into more detail, but I feel lazy at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox1235 Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Techincally speaking alot of people say a child is a person age 5-9.But really it does depend on your maturity level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconman Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 to me a child is younger than 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shaper Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 To me it's about maturity, how you act, how you think, what actions you take in life. That being said, you can be 5, intelligent, mature, and act like an adult, but you would still be a child. So it's a mix between maturity and age. Of course on the scale, maturity weighs more then age does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of the Shrooms Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 a child is one how holds the purity of sheer ignorance. they don't know about politics or formality's and they don't care, they just wanna have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRedFox8 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Here, let me get out the dictionary...Ah, here it is:Child <chy- uhld> n. One who looks and acts like Sabre.>><<*runs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxMcCloud Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Here, let me get out the dictionary...Ah, here it is:Child <chy- uhld> n. One who looks and acts like Sabre.>><<*runs*We need to take topics like these seriously. I understand that you are just kidding, but it might be taken the wrong way. Just need to be careful :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Stelar Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 To me it's about maturity, how you act, how you think, what actions you take in life. That being said, you can be 5, intelligent, mature, and act like an adult, but you would still be a child. So it's a mix between maturity and age. Of course on the scale, maturity weighs more then age does.This. although if you're older than 30 - 35 years old, and still plays with toys (or, to use their word, 'collects' them) is not called a child.That is..Young at Heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballisticwaffles Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 a child is someone who cannot be allowed to be responsable for their own lives, just yet. With education and the wisdom that Age provides, they are ready to take care of themselves, and therefore are not children anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Fox Runner Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 a child is someone who cannot be allowed to be responsable for their own lives, just yet. With education and the wisdom that Age provides, they are ready to take care of themselves, and therefore are not children anymore.I had an argument about this with my roommate/cousin Brad this weekend. I was originally going to go home this weekend for Martin Luther King Day but I decided not to because my dad sad the weather was going to be bad and advised against it. Brad was going with me so I told him I wasn't going.He starts making fun of me for it, calling me a "child" for "asking my Dad permission to go."How does valuing the advice of my father and listening to it make me a child? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icy Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 How does valuing the advice of my father and listening to it make me a child?It doesn't. That guy is idiotic. Your father is there to give you advice as your father! To me it's about maturity, how you act, how you think, what actions you take in life. That being said, you can be 5, intelligent, mature, and act like an adult, but you would still be a child. So it's a mix between maturity and age. Of course on the scale, maturity weighs more then age does.I agree completely with this, and that's all I would say about it.Kind of a problem I have in my own life. I know my maturity level and knowledge level is far beyond most people my age, but my "age" makes me appear as a sort of teenager, sort of child. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 Kind of a problem I have in my own life. I know my maturity level and knowledge level is far beyond most people my age, but my "age" makes me appear as a sort of teenager, sort of child. I disagree. Most teens think they are mature and worldly wise. I have yet to meet to one that thought they were and was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballisticwaffles Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 You know, We all toss around the word Mature as if it we confetti at a circus. WHat is the definition of Maturity?Mine is thisMaturity is the Point in life where being mature doesnt seem so attractive. A child may dwell in the innocence of his or her own youth, but im afraid they seek to leave this bubble and when they do, they yearn to go back. I suppose a child is someone inside that bubble.I disagree. Most teens think they are mature and worldly wise. I have yet to meet to one that thought they were and was.Id like to think i was wise. but i know how unwise i am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xortberg Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Id like to think i was wise. but i know how unwise i am.Some might argue that that's wisdom in and of itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballisticwaffles Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Some might argue that that's wisdom in and of itself.Socrates did. Its one of his quotes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Yoshi Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 to me a child is younger than 13That. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Krystal Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 According to the law...People are born as children. They remain as children until they receive their magical box of responsibility the millisecond they reach age 18. They receive another magical box of responsibility when they turn 21. Now having two scoops of raisins responsibility, they are now adults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Yoshi Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 According to the law...People are born as children. They remain as children until they receive their magical box of responsibility the millisecond they reach age 18. They receive another magical box of responsibility when they turn 21. Now having two scoops of raisins responsibility, they are now adults.Some people pick the raisins out, only eating the bran flakes. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrilwood Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 A child is someone who is far to immature to make adult decisions. That also applies to MANY adults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xortberg Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 A child is someone who is far to immature to make adult decisions. That also applies to MANY adults. Only you can't say that without clarifying what exactly an 'adult decision' is. At what point does a decision transform from being acceptable for a child to make to being unacceptable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrilwood Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Making adult decisions is being responsible for one-self, and those involved in the decision. I would not give a child the responsibility over whether or not to have a child, nor would I give that responsibility to a drunken fool/low-life. I would however give that responsibility to someone who can hold down a job and doesn't abuse any substance (Alcohol or otherwise) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xortberg Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Making adult decisions is being responsible for one-self, and those involved in the decision. Sounds acceptable. We'll roll with it. I would not give a child the responsibility over whether or not to have a child, nor would I give that responsibility to a drunken fool/low-life. I would however give that responsibility to someone who can hold down a job and doesn't abuse any substance (Alcohol or otherwise) You say you wouldn't give a child that responsibility, but we still haven't decided on a concrete point at which one transitions between childhood and adulthood. Would you give an 18 year old those responsibilities? If yes, why not a 17 year old? Or a 16 year old? After all, even though two years is a significant period of time to a teenager, it's all relative. To a 50 year old man, two years might not seem as long as to a 16 year old. So, if we can't define the point at which a child becomes an adult - the point at which one becomes responsible for those "adult decisions" - how can we decide when they're capable of making those decisions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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