Re: My probable cause of my romantic pedophilia

NONE of the so-called "psychological" etiological theories have been validated and, taken together, the entire idea of a psychological (developmental or victimologic) explanation reveals itself as a hodgepodge: pasting labels without identifying either a mechanism or an explanation of why x causes y (and conversely, why it doesn't). The fact is, these etiological "theories" fail even to establish correlation.

very much agreed. i have little time for such theories myself.

i was referring to organic aetiologies. the one i am investigating and have considerable supporting data for is the idea that feminizing factors in utero affect sexual preference and activation of nurturing patterns, and that hypo- and/or hyper-androgenic conditions at this stage of development may underlie both male homosexuality and paedophilia. hormone concentrations in utero can be influenced by many non- and epi-genetic factors, including sex of siblings, environmental pollution, etc.

this is neither a genetic aetiology nor a pathologizing one.

i also think there are many other potential organic explanations for adult/juvenile sexual behaviour, just as there are for homosexual behaviour, both of which are widespread among other species in nature. these behaviours might be called 'genetic' in so far as they are innate, but they might also be seen as intrinsic to sexual behaviour in general, and not requiring specific explanation.

the point is that the 'normal' sexual preference in adult humans and other mammals is for other adults of the opposite sex, and while this may not be an exclusive preference, it is the dominant one.

in the case of paedophilia and homosexuality, its reasonable to seek an alternative explanation for the deviations from this norm. its entirely possible that both minority preferences are functionally adaptive and have been selected for, and are therefore genetic, but that says nothing about the specific developmental pathways for those preferences. its likely that genes and the environment are involved interdependently, as for most other biological phenomena, and that environmental factors may trigger, amplify, suppress or mimic genetic ones.

One can, however, readily propose that gene expression is what causes interest in younger persons.

i don't see how this follows...