Your Honors of the Universal Court of Intergalactic Justice, I stand before you today representing the collective children of planet Earth, who have come before you to plead a very special case. They have come to you to request that adults be prevented from using the phrase "...because I said so..." when communicating with them. The children believe that power and obedience should come from reasoning and logic, rather than from age and authority.
To support their case, I would like to draw your attention to the Age of Enlightenment, a period in Earth's history characterized by a focus on reason and logic. During this time, philosophers such as John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who believed in the importance of individual freedom and autonomy, and that power should come from the consent of the governed.
Locke, for example, argued that individuals have a natural right to govern themselves and that this right could only be forfeited if they acted against the welfare of others. He believed that government's role should be to protect individual rights and that the people should have the right to overthrow a government that failed to do so.
Rousseau, similarly, advocated for the idea that power should come from the consent of the people, rather than from the authority of a ruler. He believed that people had the right to form a government that would serve their best interests, and that this government should be held accountable to them.
These Enlightenment philosophers, and others like them, recognized that power and obedience should come from reasoning and logic, rather than from age and authority. They understood that individuals have the capacity to think for themselves, to question authority, and to make decisions that are in their best interests. They also recognized that when individuals are given the opportunity to think and make decisions for themselves, they are more likely to make choices that are beneficial to themselves and to society.
Your Honors, I urge you to consider the children's case in light of these Enlightenment principles. The children believe that power and obedience should come from reasoning and logic, rather than from age and authority. I ask that you agree with them and prevent adults from using the phrase "...because I said so..." and instead encourage them to use reasoning and logic to explain their decisions and actions. This would not only empower the children and give them a sense of agency, but it would also foster an environment of mutual respect and understanding between adults and children. The children's request is not a small one, but it is a necessary one for the betterment of their development and growth, as well as for the betterment of society as a whole.
I implore the Universal Court of Intergalactic Justice to make the decision that will promote the well-being of the children of planet Earth, and to support the principles of reason and logic.
Thank you.