Re: a counter observation re the new age twists on the DEFINITION of the word VICTIM
HAPPYsamurai
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-world_phenomenon
>
> The just-world phenomenon, also called the just-world theory, just-
> world fallacy, just-world effect, or just-world hypothesis, refers to
> the tendency for people to want to believe that the world is just so
> strongly that when they witness an otherwise inexplicable injustice
> they will rationalize it by searching for things that the victim might
> have done to deserve it. This deflects their anxiety, and lets them
> continue to believe the world is a just place, but often at the
> expense of blaming victims for things that were not, objectively,
> their fault.
HAPPYsamurai
Childhood trauma may leave a lasting imprint not just on the psyche
but also in the DNA. This news comes from McGill University and the
Suicide Brain Bank, a Quebec-based organization that carried out
autopsies on suicide victims who had been abused as kids. Across the
board, their brains showed DNA modifications that made them
particularly sensitive to stress. Although gene variations are
primarily inherited at conception, the findings show that
environmental impacts can also introduce them later on. “The idea that
abuse changes how genes function opens a new window for behavioral and
drug therapy,” says study leader and neuroscientist Patrick McGowan.
During periods of adversity, the brain triggers release of cortisol, a
hormone responsible for the fight-or-flight response. Due to
differential gene expression associated with stress, the brains of
child-abuse victims had lower levels of glucocorticoid receptors,
McGowan found. Cortisol normally binds to these receptors; with fewer
of them present, there is more cortisol and less resilience to
feelings of stress.
In his study, McGowan reviewed medical records and police reports and
interviewed family members to determine whether a subject was abused
early in life. He then examined the subjects’ brain tissues and found
that among those who had been abused, glucocorticoid-receptor
expression was reduced by 40 percent. “If we can identify how these
changes occur, we can identify those at high risk and ultimately find
ways to treat them,” McGowan says.
Eldon
Hey, L. Ron Hubbard said that children are just thetans in small
bodies. They're accorded equal abuse in Scientology even today.
http://www.xenu-directory.net/practices/children1.html
HAPPYsamurai
>
> Hey, L. Ron Hubbard said that children are just thetans in small
> bodies. They're accorded equal abuse in Scientology even today.http://www.xenu-directory.net/practices/children1.html
hubbard said a lot of things
what is also interesting is how he used what he said - or simply the
sheer output - to form a following...
as an aside - I was considering how the "mass catastrophe" idea
manifests in other schools minus the alien spirits and DC8 volcano
scene
on the esoteric side - Cayce's version was the sinking of atlantis,
some modern psychologists suggest modern society has put all moderns
in a state of post traumatic stress post the industrial revolution...
the bible and the flood
then there is the idea of a sensitive soul being born into a world
full of mercenaries