(April 11, 2015 at 2:34 pm)Norman Humann Wrote: Nah, don't worry, Rob. I meant it when I said not necessarily, because from what I understood it isn't the exact cause, but with these things it's always multiple factors, so it's possible. It's just in my opinion, it's not exactly comparable to a sexual orientation, because it causes distress and interpersonal difficulties in the sufferer.
I think gay people can experience distress and interpersonal difficulties, but that's more of a societal issue, and noticing and feeling negatively about their differences; not directly caused by their sexual preferences. Are there studies showing pedophilia directly causing these things? I wouldn't have a hard time believing that genetics plays a large part of pedophilia, seeing as we have sexually selected preferences for adult mates that retain younger qualities. Neoteny, I believe is the term.
