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Do you doubt that the wish to dominate, not paedophile disposition, is the motivation in the majority of the cases?
Adults are so powerful that if domination were the goal, sexual domination is redundant. It's simply unnecessary when it's so easy for adults to intimidate and manipulate children in other ways.
Besides, sexual dominance/submission orientations have been understood by psychology for well over a century. I'm not aware of any literature or research that suggests they're synonymous with paedophilia, or even that there's significant overlap. Are you?
Given that the dictionary definition of paedophilia is 'sexual attraction to children', it seems odd to suggest that sexual attraction to children isn't the point.
Paedophiles say as much themselves. The BBC published this history of paedophile organisation PIE.
The quotes make it clear that paedophiles feel the same attractions that adults feel, but with a focus on underage children instead of other adults.
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