ialdabaoth comments on LW Women- Minimizing the Inferential Distance - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ialdabaoth 28 November 2012 08:14:51PM 5 points [-]

On further reflection regarding the pedophile example:

How many studies are you aware of that research the neurobiological origins of homosexuality? sociopathy? schizophrenia? ADHD? autism?

Now, how many studies are you aware of that research the neurobiological origins of pedophilia?

Comment author: Nornagest 28 November 2012 08:21:35PM 6 points [-]

Now, how many studies are you aware of that research the neurobiological origins of pedophilia?

Googling those terms found a few, though most of them seem pretty tentative right now.

Comment author: ialdabaoth 28 November 2012 08:23:49PM 8 points [-]

Thanks!

Anecdote: I didn't search as well as I should have because I had a weird emotional "what if some automated FBI filter flags me for googling 'pedophilia'?" reaction - which also seems to be part of the problem.