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Originally posted by punkworld
Studies have shown that treating pedophiles basically doesn't work.
Sly_RJ had a point when he called it a sexual preference, pedophilia should most likely be considered a socially unacceptable sexual preference... and if it were illegal or immoral to be attracted to women, would you be able to change your attractions? I know I wouldn't be able to change that for myself.
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Yes, I've read the same about the inability to treat them, but I think treatment for this type of thing has not been explored as aggressively as for other disorders.
Having a degree in psychology I by no means consider myself an expert on the subject, but in my opinion having a sexual desire for women is implanted in you by nature and having an 'abnormal' sexual desire for children is implanted in you more by environmental factors, I really don't think the majority of pedophiles were born with those desires.