Ignoring the pedant points of legal consent and word use² because that'll yank the thread even further off-topic: what do you suggest as an alternative? The “qu

Ignoring the pedant points of legal consent and word use² because that'll yank the thread even further off-topic: what do you suggest as an alternative? The “quantum superposition cat” is actually fairly catchy IMO, but not as catchy as Schrödinger's cat and that is likely very important if you want the general public to ever transition to a new term. [1] IIRC he didn't do anything that would have been illegal under the law where he lived at the time, and basing things on thought crimes is generally accepted to be a bad way forward. This is not a Jimmy Saville like situation. [2] Ephebophilia is probably what you mean, paedophilia refers specifically to prepubescents and I've seen no evidence that his interests were in those who were not post puberty. If you are going the thought crime route, at least define the crime right.