What does the science tell us about what the age of consent should be and how old a person should look before an adult...

I will fucking end you on sight

people, people, we need to bring the facts into this okay:

if her age is off the clock, then she, my friend, is on the cock

>ethically
If you asked "can find them attractive without harm to the subject" then that would be a different question.

kek
it's already 16 in most of my country, 17 in some places. though i think it should be 14-15, especially given how fast people hit puberty and mature in general (these days).

Fucking why would you think that though, what is the arguement behind an AoC of 15.

Hitting puberty isn't the point.
You need a few years after puberty before a girl is ready to bear children (there are a few outliers but most of the time the pregnancy is much more difficult on the mother and modern medicine shouldn't be used as an excuse).

so the age of consent needs to be a few years after puberty is over? wouldnt that make it 19 for boys?

Why should the age of consent be the same for boys and girls?

only women have to give birth
Even an adolescent male is virile

if the science is clearly telling us that it should be older for boys than so be it, but until that happens, the better question is "why shouldnt it be the same". equal treatment and all that