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'''Too many people hold conflicting beliefs about pedophilia and other sexuality...'''
'''Too many people hold conflicting beliefs about attraction to minors...'''


*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: MAPs are invalid|MAPs are invalid]] - The idea of "valid/invalid" sexuality is questionable.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Pedophiles chose their condition|Pedophiles chose their condition]] - Like other orientations, pedophilia is not a choice.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Pedophiles chose their condition|Pedophiles chose their condition]] - Like other orientations, pedophilia is not a choice.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Pedophilia is unnatural|Pedophilia is unnatural]] - How can an unchosen sexual orientation not be part of nature?
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Pedophilia is unnatural|Pedophilia is unnatural]] - How can an unchosen sexual orientation not be part of nature?


'''Popular anti-pedophile sentiments and common human flaws go hand in hand...'''
'''Popular anti-MAP sentiments and common human flaws go hand in hand...'''


*[[Debate Guide: Self-loathing hatred|Self-loathing hatred]] - What do violently anti-pedophile sentiments reveal about their beholders?
*[[Debate Guide: Self-loathing hatred|Self-loathing hatred]] - Violently anti-MAP sentiments are an example of "reaction formation".
*[[Debate Guide: Parenthood and pedophilia|Parenthood and pedophilia]] - Parenthood structures perceptions of the pedophile.
*[[Debate Guide: Parenthood and pedophilia|Parenthood and pedophilia]] - Somewhat similarly, parenthood structures perceptions of the "pedophile".
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Don't listen to a pedophile|Don't listen to a pedophile]] - One's orientation has absolutely no bearing on whether their argument is right or wrong.


'''Pedophilia and human sexuality are mischaracterised and misunderstood...'''
'''Human sexuality, including attraction to minors, is mischaracterized and misunderstood...'''


*[[Debate Guide: The nature of human attraction|The nature of human attraction]] - Why humans have a ''capacity'' for diverse taste.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Cognitive distortions|Cognitive distortions]] - The justification for this slur against pedophiles is a fallacious, circular argument.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Cognitive distortions|Cognitive distortions]] - The justification for this slur against pedophiles is a fallacious, circular argument.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Sex and violence are as one in the psyche|Sex and violence are as one in the psyche]] - There is no rational basis for conflating pedophiles' sexual interest with violence or psycopathy.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Porn is the theory, rape is its practise|Porn is the theory, rape is its practise]] - Completely unfounded belief that Child Porn causes offending.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Corresponding age attraction|Corresponding age attraction]] - Questions the assumption of a unique "childhood" sexual orientation.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: The violent sexual predator|The violent sexual predator]] - Now less common argument conflating MAPs' sexual interest with "violence", "psychopathy" or "reptilian" impulses.

Latest revision as of 22:24, 20 April 2024

Too many people hold conflicting beliefs about attraction to minors...

Popular anti-MAP sentiments and common human flaws go hand in hand...

Human sexuality, including attraction to minors, is mischaracterized and misunderstood...

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