'Paedophilia is natural and normal for males'

[Kurska]

38. Oh jeez am I ever going to get flammed for this one.

Firstly, Pedophilia is wrong. Children't can't give consent and sex with children should be strictly punished by the legal system. No one is disputing these facts.

That said, I find it disturbing how many people here think they can argue against scientific evidence with their personal feelings and morality. Data doesn't really care what human beings think of it. I'm not going to claim to be well versed in this area of study, but based on what I've gathered data is starting to suggest that pedophilic urges are far more common than most of us would like to believe. That doesn't make acting on those urges right or just, but it is a fact that our society is going to have to grapple with at some point.

Personally, I would only ever hate someone with such urges if they were to act on them. I don't think they can help them and I believe that sadly there is probably no real way to get rid of them. We stigmatize these people deeply and I don't really think that is helpful. What they need is social support and inclusion. If they understand that they do have a place in society so long as they control themselves and avoid hurting children, I think they will be less likely to act on their dark urges. If we force them into hiding and self-denial, then all we do is make the crimes we wish to stop more likely.