GirlChat #604661
Do I think you're sincere about your stated agenda as you describe it? No, I don't, and I've told you that numerous times, so it's no surprise for you to read that here. You likewise believe those on my side of the major issue at hand have ulterior motives, and have told us so.
There are different levels of these accusations. 1. Group level. I say pedophiles as a class are influenced by self-interest, but I don't ascribe it to any given individual such as you. I don't know. 2. Conscious level. Unconscious factors can influence beliefs that are sincerely held. For an avalanche of evidence on the basic point, see Kahneman's "Thinking: Fast and Slow" (in my view, a profound book). While from "group level" considerations I think it entirely possible that you would hold the views you do even if you were not attracted to children, I actively think it is unlikely that you and Dante are saying false things consciously out of self-interest. Undoubtedly there are unconscious influences on my thinking, and it's a matter of sorting out what they might be as relevant to this situation. If you think I am actively lying, that is a more serious accusation. I'm curious which you think in my case. Either view is of course acceptable at the level of what's permitted discourse. |