Elsewhere, to chalk it all up to "psycho babble" you certainly seem to know a lot about it. It reminds me of the catch phrase "higher criticism"
I don't know if any of it is true, certainly the theory you lean to has merit as well. Isn't the important thing to just keep considering everything and understanding that no one is going to be (nor needs to be) right? We stop growing the minute we think we've found "the answer".