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by a1b3c6 3657 days ago
>It says it's wrong to be sexually attracted to children even without causing any harm.

The act of having sex with children at all causes them harm. Any sex with children is considered rape, because children can NEVER consent to any form of sexual activity. That's the actual "modern value" we hold, not the one you've misunderstood it to be.

That's why

>It's hard to make an argument against pedophilia (as a sexuality) which doesn't also argue against homosexuality.

Is an invalid statement. Homosexuality doesn't have to include raping other men, but pedophilia always involves raping (harming) children. Pedophilia "Just as a sexuality" can be considered immoral because the only way to express that desire is by harming children. That doesn't mean people should be punished just for being pedophiles, but obviously they need some form of counseling and to stay away from children.