[JBRU]

Originally Posted by Markus74

But I can't. Especially since not everyone who goes through such atrocities a. survives and b. is stronger/wiser afterwards. This may be the case for some, but most will be more or less 'damaged'. A lot of people who had to endure this also tend to act later like this on others (consciously or subconsciously).

Failure to learn a lesson does not invalidate the lesson. So while many or most people who go through the kinds of traumatic experiences you seem so focused on may perpetuate the problem, those that learn and grow from the experience help all of us move forward.

The child abuse example is a good one in showing how more people becoming connected to greater consciousnesses could be helping. We are talking about the problem in a public forum. 50 years ago, that wouldn't happen. 40 years ago it would be the province of a few radicals working for change. 30 years ago, there would be broader acceptance of the problem but little formal action to address it. Today certain professionals are required by law to report any suspected abuse so that it can be addressed by the justice system and social services.

So we are all becoming more aware of the problem, what we can do to help solve it and what can be done to heal the victims. We are also finding ways to help stop abusers from becoming abusers in the first place. It looks to me like all of that can be tied to greater awareness; having the problem be part of our consciousness and choosing to do something to solve it.

For me a theory has to be valid, or make sense, for everyone and every situation. And not just for isolated cases.

And yet you seem to support the theories of the physical universe. Any decent scientist will tell you that things like gravity are valid or make sense in broad cases but that they fail your "every situation" test. That doesn't make them less valid for the majority of cases.

A theory is simply a way of describing a way that things seem to work. It can describe something as encompassing as gravity or something that works only in an isolated case. If the theory can be tested and shown to produce reasonably reliable results, it can be seen as valid.

We can test the Law of Attraction. (See the Million Dollar Experiment.) Doing so involves honestly entering into the experiment with scientificly open minds. We can predict an outcome, but we must be open to the possibility of a different outcome. If a different outcome that we expect results, we can examine our method for flaws or re-craft our theory and repeat the experiment.

As for this forum: Consider me the Devil's advocate in here against whom you can sharpen your theories!

That's what I've been doing. It's good to examine one's thoughts and ideas now and again to see if they still have internal value; are they helping you live a better life?