It was only better for a small percentage of people . If all was equal back then we would be in a much better situation now . <| sep |> I ' m an atheist just like 90 % of my country . Don ' t help yourself . Just wait for a ' cure ' to go mainstream . Do you know how our reality is right now ? Do you think that anyone is looking for a cure that doesn ' t make them money ? I am not aware of a cure for pedophilia , neither are sexuologists or people who treat pedophiles and child abusers . You know what I implied . Do you think that I was arguing that pedophiles cannot change any aspect of their behavior , like they can ' t ever stop smoking or something ? What kind of change did you think I was talking about ? We ' ve been talking for awhile now . Well since we are discussing the attraction and fantasies I thought we are talking about attraction and fantasies . If we were actually discussing harmful behavior resulting from them , then sure , you can and should change those . Abusing a child is inexcusable and it doesn ' t matter what mental illness you have , it is your fault . I didn ' t ever say that avoiding thoughts of it was the entire cure , but I did say that not entertaining those thoughts by avoiding triggers is a good start . I believe that not masturbating is the # 1 trigger for those thoughts . What did I say to imply it ? You said that sex is normal and natural , therefore can ' t be changed while pedophilia , depression and anxiety are abnormal and therefore can be changed . I asked what ' s normal or abnormal have to do with it .