Pedophiles should not be stigmatized as they are today.

I agree that stigmatization of pedophiles exists in modern society, and also agree to rules set out for the debate. The definition you supplied in the comment for clarification: "Describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval." My argument is that stigmatization should not be any different than it is today, perhaps more so than it is. However, as you have also stated another stipulation that child molestation and the attraction towards children are separate things, which I can agree with, it doesn't change my stance, although request my opponent acknowledge that I will be using arguments that connect the 2, which you are free to dispute later. The arguments based around the scientific survey could produce similar results conducted on a vast amount of different criminal activities, such as terrorists (considered more extreme to the majority of who hold western values), rapists (similar amounts of hatred, perhaps less so due to it not being about children), or in the case of murder, probably again mixed depending on the subjects interviewed. I would estimate that not all people who were surveyed knew that much about the subject other than hear' say. In regards to clear line definition between a pedophile who views child pornography V's a pedophile who actually engages in grooming and molestation, it is not defined properly for the recipients and is likely a mixed list of differing ideas of what pedophilia is. The fault of this should be placed on the education system and effects of social media, and is enough to not count the survey as proof of anything. That is not to say the arguments made do not exist, as the second story clearly shows. To explain what happened in the daily mail article is explained through studying the effects of 'Chinese whispers' throughout time. In the story of Frankenstein, the villagers are seen ganging up and burning down the laboratory because they are afraid and misinformed. Superstition of witches is the same effect but on a much larger scale. That is not to say that people are afraid of pedophiles, it is more likely due to a general dislike of anyone who harms children due to people having children of their own and an almost non existent education program leaving them with only hearsay to go off. The attraction that some men exhibit can be loosely attributed to an explanation offered through a look throughout history, only mere centuries ago it was normal and had been normal for many centuries before that for girls to marry as young as 12 and earlier[1]. This differs throughout different cultures, but still exists in some parts of the world today. The first signs that a girl hit puberty was usually seen as a sign that the girl had come of age. As we progressed women and children in general were determined to be too easily corruptible at such young ages and should not be married until later ages, which as a civilized society accepted as law. The practice only continued illegally, and became something we don't do anymore. Like burning witches, or sacrificing animals to Gods - although in some cultures these things, and much more horrific things still exist today. Our culture no longer accepts the abuse of children and therefore it is my view that pedophilia should not only be stigmatized but should be treated far more seriously and tackled with greater force. However, other cultures should not really be judged without considering our culture was once similar when it comes to their practices and examples such as these should not be used as justification but as examples of how we have evolved as an ethical society. I will leave this here as I said I will keep my first reply brief. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org...