RE: Pedophilia; I can't accept it.
June 7, 2013 at 1:33 am
(This post was last modified: June 7, 2013 at 1:34 am by Gilgamesh.)
Just addressing the topic in general:
The reason why there's any disagreement here is because some people accept things as true, without question. When I hear the statement, for example, "a 14 year old girl cannot be in a healthy relationship with a 25 year old man" the first thought that comes to mind is "why?" If you can cease to care about the stigma attached to something, you will find you believe a lot of things for no other reason than because of emotional appeal. You were brought up to feel strongly one way or the other about things and since everyone else felt that way, you either never thought to question it, or the very thought questioning it implies you don't agree, making you a (for example) disgusting pedophilia supporter. A lot of atheists might as well be thiests, really.
The reason why there's any disagreement here is because some people accept things as true, without question. When I hear the statement, for example, "a 14 year old girl cannot be in a healthy relationship with a 25 year old man" the first thought that comes to mind is "why?" If you can cease to care about the stigma attached to something, you will find you believe a lot of things for no other reason than because of emotional appeal. You were brought up to feel strongly one way or the other about things and since everyone else felt that way, you either never thought to question it, or the very thought questioning it implies you don't agree, making you a (for example) disgusting pedophilia supporter. A lot of atheists might as well be thiests, really.
