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Originally Posted by Jack Pat
The APA has also switched its position on matters regarding homosexuality numerous times...
Here's a question to consider: Why does the APA consider pedophilia a psychological disorder and not homosexuality? They are both deviations from the "norm," and they both share numerous amounts of anecdotal (which isn't necessarily valid) evidence supporting it's not a choice. The only argument is that pedophilia is "immoral" due to the nature of children not to be consenting adults... where as legally-of-age homosexuals are.
Keep in mind that I am not arguing that homosexuality is a psychological disorder. There is no proof of this.
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It's relatively simple, the APA and most people would agree that a pedophile's attraction to children stems at least in part from the relationship of dominance and the loss of innocence that comes with taking advantage of someone who is both less mature and less sexually aware than the pedophile. Attraction to a seemingly helpless person is somewhat advantageous and exploitative by definition, whereas two consenting adults are obviously informed and in control of the choices they are making.