Wouldn't it be more accurate to say that you are attracted to minors and choose to be tormented by your feelings? What happens in this world is not within our power - but how we react to it very much is.

That's unfair. Emotions are not always within our control, although how one deals with them says alot about the person. My issue with IG is his presentation, not his beliefs (although I mostly disagree).

It would sound like a fascinating insight as to why a person would choose to 'punish' themselves nonsensically instead of loving and accepting themselves as the person they are.

Perhaps, since this internal struggle with guilt and emotions is often the breeding ground for great artists, writers and musicians. There's far more to the human condition than you are willing to allow for, jd, in your perfectly-coded reality.