I understand how studies are done, the experimental design would be tricky but surely we can come up with a methodology that is ethical and reliable
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Dookieman12@piefed.social 1 month agoI really hope you understand why. That “data” you’re referring to is adults having sex with children. “Research” in this context involves adults allowing other adults to have sex with children so we can ask them questions about it.
thepig@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Not to be that guy, but you’re making a huge jump that just doesn’t make sense. You’re presupposing the only way we could ever study pedophilia is to allow them to have sex with children, which is absolutely bonkers.
Signtist@bookwyr.me 1 month ago
The linked study doesn’t feature any children being harmed, and there are plenty of ways to safely study the dark sides of the human psyche indirectly. Psychology research is often done in this way, as even acceptable behavior is difficult to study directly, since people often act differently when they know they’re being examined.