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 Originally Posted by MadMojoMonkey
Is a pedophile curable?
Will someone who has a certain deviant lust ever stop having that lust, through any means?
(I, for one, have never been exposed to compelling evidence of such.)
Will an alcoholic ever stop in their struggle to remain sober? Is the act of choosing to remain sober enough to constitute a change?
This is the cool question, and one step further is the question "are genetics deterministic?" If there is a pedophile or alcoholism gene, are people with those genes destined to be pedophiles and alcoholics? I dont think the scientific community has found an answer yet, though this question has generated a lot of debate and research over the years (included questions over a potential 'gay gene').
If there is such a gene that predetermines such things, are there other genes or bodily chemical reactions that could override those genes? Does gene A have any effect on a theoretical alcoholism gene? If a bodily chemical reaction has an effect, could we take or eat something to cause that reaction and combat the gene?
If we're just talking about moral change though, if someone can change the way they think about the world and how they interpret events, of course they change. Its regularly the case that people change opinions over time whether you're talking about maturity as kids grow older, political views as young liberals turn into old conservatives, or the deeply religious turning away from god after life-altering events. People regularly go from being indifferent towards x, to loving or hating x.
If its physical change, then that depends on definitions. I cant make myself taller, but i could make myself fatter. Then i could get surgery to reshape my eyes to see better. This question seems less interesting.
Idk, im with MMM. The question is far too broad and illdefined.
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