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Someone mentioned Law of Attraction yesterday

as if it is this wacky thing.

Now look...

I get it. There's literally no scientific proof this goofy thing works. Despite how much sciency stuff they use to explain that it is real, there is no "proof".

Okay.

There's no proof that any god exists either, but people believe in it. And honestly, organized religion is far more dangerous to humanity, which has been proven throughout history, so...🤷‍♀ if you are going to say god is real, then other people have the right to say the Law of Attraction is real. There's literally no scientific proof of either existing.

That's logic.

Yes, Law of Attraction can be used in really terrible ways. Anyone telling you that all you have to do is think positively and believe you will get what you want and if you don't get it, it's all your fault, they are garbage, shitty people. Don't listen to them. Just like if your pastor tells you anyone not part of your church worships Satan, he's a garbage person.

As long as people aren't trying to manipulate you into something, these beliefs can coexist with no issues.

Me personally, I like LoA. It gives me goals and hope. It allows me to be active in my life because I create a goal, visualize having it and create a plan to receiving it through direct actions. If you aren't doing the actions, you aren't going to get what you want. The Universe will steer you towards progress as long as you meet it half way.

Have I experienced it? Yeah!

Have I experienced god? No.

Ain't nothing wrong with goal creation and hope.
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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
That was me... And to an extent I agree with you.. Cards on the table, I believe the Law of Attraction is bunkum.. And I am an Atheist.. However, Norman Vincent Peale and his power of positive thinking are quite real..Psychology uses positive visualisation as a tool, and sports training positively drips with it. Like the placebo effect, it makes a difference. It spurs us to persist and to draw that extra ounce from ourselves that sometimes makes a difference.
Personally, I believe that they cant beat you if you wont quit. And that has stood me in good sted through my career.. The important difference being that belief in a diety or a Law of Attraction are leaning on external forces. The Power of positive thinking comes from within, much like the Placebo effect, which is carried by our own belief..
If your belief in a higher power brings you comfort, then I am genuinely happy for you. I just dont share that. I prefer to be self driven..😷
Ferric67 · M
@whowasthatmaskedman I tell people all the time
You create your own good fortune
Luck favors the prepared mind
FoxyQueen · 51-55, F
@whowasthatmaskedman
The important difference being that belief in a diety or a Law of Attraction are leaning on external forces.

This is why I said you need to do more than just believe. You need to take actions as well. You get nothing when you give nothing.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@Ferric67 @FoxyQueen I dont remember where I read it. Did i did read the quote someplace. "I found the harder I worked, the luckier I got"😷
Ferric67 · M
@whowasthatmaskedman I believe that might be a Lou holtz quote
Perhaps while at Notre Dame
Which, by the way, a football coach of mine use to say it too
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@Ferric67 Thank you..😷