It’s not a theory. It is. The rest there are localized, not common, properties > That's about it. Speaking of oversimplifying… That comparison is like saying

It’s not a theory. It is. The rest there are localized, not common, properties > That's about it. Speaking of oversimplifying… That comparison is like saying a friendship is just a temporary association of two chunks of matter. Technically accurate from one slice, but boy is that missing information and not descriptive of the entire context. It sounds like you had some negative experiences. I have too. It’s important not to let them colour your future. Damn them. They are not the whole of possibility. Humans aren’t all scum for the existence of thieves, after all. There’s more out there.