A guy I knew for a long time called me a child predator, should I block him?

I just been chatting on Facebook with a guy I knew for a while, he knows I like younger women and he seemed OK with it. I am in my 30s and he knows I would **** a 18 year old if I liked her.

Well suddenly in our debate about brain development he called me a child predator and that all people who support me are predators too. Even on reddit too.

He's a near 25 and autistic and a virgin, maybe this has something to do with it? so I don't take him seriously, but still shocking how people can hide their true faces.

Our parents know each other and are friends, but I don't see him or talk to him much. What should I do? Should I stop all contact?

If you don’t feel comfortable then block him. Not everyone is going to agree with you. It’s a big age gap!

What he means is that brain is still developing in our 20s. I believe until 25 in boys, until earlier in girls. But if you take his line of reasoning, then 18 year old girls should not be allowed to drive, vote, babysit and hold other jobs where they make important judgment calls, decide which educational avenues to pursue, and so on and so forth. Is he prepared to live in such a world? Can he see any challenges in operating such a world if he were given the reigns and the title of the benevolent dictator?

Since he is autistic and apparently high functioning, he may well appreciate an opportunity to reason about these scenarios in the abstract instead of attaching emotionally charged pejorative labels, such as child predator.

I would try reasoning with him before you decide to block him. You can always block him later. There is no rush

Our brain doesn't develop at 25, that's a myth that was debunked, it develops during 20s to 30s. But there is nothing about 25 that's special. I told him that and he hated it. He's a loose cannon.

What you wrote does not seem to make sense. You wrote that our brain doesn't develop at 25, but develops during 20s and 30s. However, 25 is inside the segment "20s to 30s". So you made two contradictory statements. Maybe you meant to say something else and I am sure you didn't mean to make contradictory statements. So what did you mean?

Perhaps the friend is hoping he will see a change in himself with his upcoming 25th birthday and that is why he became angry, to have that hope dashed.

I am just saying 25 is not a magic number. There's no evidence that it's 25 when the brain develops. It happens anywhere between the range I stated

Ok. Still, the range you stated is above 18 and everything I suggested about driving, voting, babysitting etc. applies. You can ask your friend if he would consider taking voting rights from all under-20s. See what he responds with.

I think he’s got a different view point and perspective to you. It doesn’t mean you need to debate anything. You don’t sound as though you like him though? That being the case is there any reason to stay in touch?

I think the context is that they started debating and then that other guy called OP a child predator. They were already debating. Brain development was the topic of their debate.

OP: the quickest retort you can use is simply: an 18 year old is not a child, and hence you should not call me a child predator. Plus, being called a predator offends me. Was it your intention to offend me?

Other than that, I agree with Disco: you do not seem to like this guy.

Well, you have an issue with young girls and it’s something to consider because there’s a considerable age difference and this is for something. It don’t come out of the blue.
Consider that comment as an alarm.

Maybe this is a lost in translation problem, but what "issue" does OP have with young girls? He likes them, no? How is that an issue? Again, I see you are writing from Spain and am almost positive you meant something else in English and am just wondering what you meant.

The age difference is not that big and would shrink in relative terms when both OP and said young girls are older, but I think at issue (using the English expression "at issue" here) here is that an 18 year old is an adult and not a child. OP's contact accused OP of being a child predator. This is wrong on two counts: an 28 year old is not a child but an adult, albeit young, with almost the full scope of rights and responsibilities (save for alcohol consumption and being elected in the US), and OP is not a predator. He feels hurt from being falsely accused and doesn't know how to handle continuing (or not) communication with his accuser.

You or the accuser might have different views on relationships between somewhat olderen and somewhat younger adult women. You might find such relationships unpalatable, which is completely OK. You are well within your right to express a negative reaction. At issue here is not simply a negative reaction, but an accusation coined in terms that border on the criminal.

I would block him and ask your parents and parents not to come over if he going to treat you badly.

Correct. We debated a lot. In the end he didn't care what I think and so I told him I don't care either and told him to check his definitions.

I am not wasting anymore time with him.

I am done with him. I don't want to get our parents involved as I don't want it to get messy

Good for you