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Just Because Something Is "Normal" Doesn't Mean You Have to Do It or That It's Even a Good Idea to Do It

Just Because Something Is "Normal" Doesn't Mean You Have to Do It or That It's Even a Good Idea to Do It

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Jul 23, 2025
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We have Natural Law to inform us about whether things are normal or abnormal. Men having sex with teenage girls has been allowed in all societies until very recently with zero adverse effects on the girls. This means that it does not go against Natural Law. It’s also not disordered behavior, and it’s not even abnormal since we men are obviously wired up this way. However, modern society has changed the rules, and it doesn’t like a lot of this behavior, so even though it’s normal, and it’s now the sort of normal behavior that might get you seven years in prison! Just because something is “normal” doesn’t mean you have to do it.

Hell most crime is probably “normal.” It certainly isn’t nuts or disordered in general. Do you honestly think that criminals are disordered in and of themselves? I’m not seeing it.

We are wired up to steal; beat each other up; beat our women, rape women, fight and kill other men for various reasons including stealing their women; con; be mean and cruel; manipula…

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