[ShaunZero]

Lately I've been reading up on this "Law Of Attraction", and I was a bit curious as to what other people think about it? Usually, when I type something with a similar nature in google, I get tons of links to people being skeptical. With the law of attraction, I don't see this. So, I decided to make this topic to get the opinions of both skeptics and believers. What do you think about this law of attraction? Do you believe that we can affect the physical world with our minds?

I personally believe that it is very possible. They bring up pretty interesting points. One video I watched ("The Secret Movie"), gave a good example of the law of attraction: Have you ever noticed, that when you wake up one day, and have something bad happen to you which upsets your entire mood, the rest of the day is often filled with negetive events? "It's because of the way you are thinking, you are attracting more negetive things into your life by pondering on the negetive aspects".

My problem with this entire idea is that I'm a bit too skeptical to actually try it. While trying, I feel a bit silly, and I feel as if I'm lying to myself the entire time. I guess it's an obstacle I'll have to get passed in order to find out if it's true or not. Have any of you had any odd experiences with the law of attraction? Another thing that amazes me is the people who knew "the secret". People such as Einstein, Newton, Abraham Lincoln, Bathoven, Plato, etc.... If all of these men knew it, there must be something to it, no? Well, maybe I'm just assuming things, so let's hear your opinion on the subject...


Your thoughts?

This post has been edited by Zero of Deism: 18 September 2006 - 08:16 AM

[ramster83]

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Lately I've been reading up on this "Law Of Attraction", and I was a bit curious as to what other people think about it? Usually, when I type something with a similar nature in google, I get tons of links to people being skeptical. With the law of attraction, I don't see this. So, I decided to make this topic to get the opinions of both skeptics and believers. What do you think about this law of attraction? Do you believe that we can affect the physical world with our minds?

I personally believe that it is very possible. They bring up pretty interesting points. One video I watched ("The Secret Movie"), gave a good example of the law of attraction: Have you ever noticed, that when you wake up one day, and have something bad happen to you which upsets your entire mood, the rest of the day is often filled with negetive events? "It's because of the way you are thinking, you are attracting more negetive things into your life by pondering on the negetive aspects".

My problem with this entire idea is that I'm a bit too skeptical to actually try it. While trying, I feel a bit silly, and I feel as if I'm lying to myself the entire time. I guess it's an obstacle I'll have to get passed in order to find out if it's true or not. Have any of you had any odd experiences with the law of attraction? Another thing that amazes me is the people who knew "the secret". People such as Einstein, Newton, Abraham Lincoln, Bathoven, Plato, etc.... If all of these men knew it, there must be something to it, no? Well, maybe I'm just assuming things, so let's hear your opinion on the subject...
Your thoughts?

Hmm yeah well the Law Of Attraction is pretty interesting. Yet if you wake up and have something negative happen to you and bad things continue through the day because you attract more negative energy makes perfect sense to me. Its the laws of life- not only with acts of kidneness or Karma- basically if your hurt in any way you are more vulnerable...Yet personally i dont see any spiritual connection to the Law Of Attraction- i feel its more a natural thing that everyone encounters - we cant physically control things with our minds outside of our bodies- but our minds can attract things to it. If your mind / thoughts are hurt you are vulnerable to more of it. The Law Of Attraction is real yet in my opinion has nothing to do with spirituality or faith- its something thats fixed upon humans.

[ShaunZero]

Well, the basic concept is that the mind is constantly shooting off waves to the universe. And every thought has a frequencey, so if you're constantly giving off the same exact singal(Meaning you're always thinking the same way), the universe begins to respond to you, and shapes itself to fit what you're thinking.

It's a very interesting idea, just so hard to test.

[Mike Mitrosky]

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Well, the basic concept is that the mind is constantly shooting off waves to the universe. And every thought has a frequencey, so if you're constantly giving off the same exact singal(Meaning you're always thinking the same way), the universe begins to respond to you, and shapes itself to fit what you're thinking.

It's a very interesting idea, just so hard to test.

real simple. Like begets Like.

[ShaunZero]

Yeah, but I'm hoping some of you can give your opinions on the validity of the concept, like Ramster did. =P

[Big cheese]

Hmm interesting topic

using your example of waking up and something bad happening to you therefore your thinking attracts negativity maybe its just your perception of events that has changed and not the events themselves .You perceive something you would ordinarily see in a lighter tone as darker because your perception has been altered by the bad event

[ShaunZero]

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using your example of waking up and something bad happening to you therefore your thinking attracts negativity maybe its just your perception of events that has changed and not the events themselves .

I somewhat agree, but sometimes this is not the case. Take for example days like this(I've had many): You drop your cup of coffee in the morning.. You're a bit ticked off... your pencil tip breaks.. you get even more ticked off... you spill something on your clothes right before work.. etc...

I'm not saying this exact event happened to me, just using it as an example. I've had days like this.

Also, why do poor people stay poor or get more in debt? Why do rich people just keep getting richer?

The show also made a claim that I'm not so sure of. They said something along the lines of "95% of the population has 1% of the world's money.. do you think that's a coicidence?".

Not sure if the calculations are even correct. And don't quote me on the 95% part, I just remember it was in the 80-90s. But I think it was 95%.

This post has been edited by Zero of Deism: 18 September 2006 - 09:36 AM

[Mr. Fahrenheit]

I would say...no.
I don't think there are any little crazy negativity waves floating about, just people having bad days.

'Course, just my opinion.

[Big cheese]

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I somewhat agree, but sometimes this is not the case. Take for example days like this(I've had many): You drop your cup of coffee in the morning.. You're a bit ticked off... your pencil tip breaks.. you get even more ticked off... you spill something on your clothes right before work.. etc...

I'm not saying this exact event happened to me, just using it as an example. I've had days like this.

Also, why do poor people stay poor or get more in debt? Why do rich people just keep getting richer?

The show also made a claim that I'm not so sure of. They said something along the lines of "95% of the population has 1% of the world's money.. do you think that's a coicidence?".

Not sure if the calculations are even correct. And don't quote me on the 95% part, I just remember it was in the 80-90s. But I think it was 95%.

I think that having started a day bad it gets worse because of what I said earlier and that you maybe a little more heavy handed with that pencil or a little more careless with that coffee ect due to the bad event

If you was to have a set of people watch them over time then give some a bad start others not I don’t think we would see an increase of negative events I feel the events would average out and be the same as those not subjected to negative bad starts although the perception of the day may be different to the individual experiencing it

With regards to rich people I think you have to look at the traits that got them rich in the first place

Its easer for a rich person to make more money than a poor person , money makes money

This post has been edited by Big cheese: 18 September 2006 - 10:31 AM

[chaostrom]

I'm gonna go with Big Cheese here. The mind is powerful, but I doubt it'll affect the world. The world was here before we were, and it will be here once we're gone. Besides, the poverty cycle is more a social problem than psychological one.

[ShaunZero]

You guys may be right, but how exactly are we to know if it's not our way of thinking? I personally do see a bit of evidence to support the concept. What if we were just conditioned to think it's SUPPOSE to be this way, and everything just happens by default, and we continue to think we have no contorl over anything? How sad would it truly be if this is the case though, and we could actually use this law to change our life.

Doesn't hurt to try, no? Exept I can't seem to get my skepticism out the way first.

[Mike Mitrosky]

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Also, why do poor people stay poor or get more in debt? Why do rich people just keep getting richer?

The answer is that poor people tend to be poverty-conscious while rich people tend to be success-conscious. Basically, it all boils down to the thoughts they hold in their head.

[ShaunZero]

^^ That's another idea I was thinking of. The rich feel as if they're never going to go broke, so they usually never do. The poor feel like they'll never get rich... and what happens? They never do.

Some of the greatest minds in history knew of the law of attraction, yet I can't find one negetive comment about it from ANY of them.

This post has been edited by Zero of Deism: 18 September 2006 - 12:56 PM

[Mike Mitrosky]

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^^ That's another idea I was thinking of. The rich feel as if they're never going to go broke, so they usually never do. The poor feel like they'll never get rich... and what happens? They never do.

Some of the greatest minds in history knew of the law of attraction, yet I can't find one negetive comment about it from ANY of them.

You can use that 'law of attraction' to change your life for the betterl.. it does work.

[Mike Mitrosky]

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^^ That's another idea I was thinking of. The rich feel as if they're never going to go broke, so they usually never do.

The above is not accurate. The habit of being success conscious has to be learned and applied. If a rich person has a poverty consciousness they will lose all their money. Look at some crazy lottery winners who go through millions in a few years and then lose everything they had.

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The poor feel like they'll never get rich... and what happens? They never do.

The poor quote is true.