Originally Posted by
HotMamaPilot
Just because a quick wikipedia search tells us it's a disease, doesn't make it one. Gramma was a lush (big time). I never thought that it was anything other than her own fault. Let me ask you and usmcflyer: is being a pedophile a disease? When did it happen in this world where personal responsibility became extinct? Al, you sound as if you have personal experience with alcohol abuse (you or loved one); if so, I'm sorry. But, don't patronize them or yourself and do them a disservice by taking responsibility and putting it elsewhere. My personal beliefs? Life is perception, and I'm not buying into everything people tell me (as you do). And as far as my kids having "the gene", well if I raise them right to be responsible adults, they will never have to worry about getting the "disease".
You actually don't think that kids who have been raised "right" haven't ended up being addicts. Wikipedia huh? Is that where you turn for your research? You are so far out in left field on this one HMP that it is actually sad that you are so uneducated.
And to answer your other question, I'll use part of your research method:
From Wiki:
As a medical diagnosis, pedophilia (or paedophilia) is defined as a psychiatric disorder in adults or late adolescents (persons age 16 or older) typically characterized by a primary or exclusive sexual interest in prepubescent children (generally age 13 years or younger, though onset of puberty may vary). The child must be at least five years younger than the adolescent (16 or older) to be termed pedophilia.[1][2][3][4]
The term has a range of definitions, as found in psychiatry, psychology, the vernacular, and law enforcement. The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) defines pedophilia as a "disorder of adult personality and behaviour" in which there is a sexual preference for children of prepubertal or early pubertal age.[5] According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), pedophilia is a paraphilia in which a person has intense and recurrent sexual urges towards and fantasies about prepubescent children and on which feelings they have either acted or which cause distress or interpersonal difficulty.[1]
Of course with your expertise in the field I'm sure you could dispute all 128 references used in this article alone.
USMCFLYR