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


*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: MAPs are invalid|MAPs are invalid]] - The idea of "valid/invalid" sexualities 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?
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'''Popular anti-pedophile sentiments and common human flaws go hand in hand...'''
'''Popular anti-pedophile 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-pedophile 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: Only a pedophile would make this argument|Only a pedophile would make this argument]] - Irrelevant and nonsensical.


'''Pedophilia and human sexuality are mischaracterised and misunderstood...'''
'''Pedophilia and human sexuality are 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: Sex and violence are as one in the psyche|Sex and violence are as one in the psyche]] - Conflating pedophiles' sexual interest with "violence or psychopathy".

Revision as of 19:57, 19 November 2022

Too many people hold conflicting beliefs about pedophilia and other sexuality...

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

Pedophilia and human sexuality are mischaracterized and misunderstood...