Acting Like Godot,
I have essentially no problem with thinking that the "universe" is "on my side", especially given that there is no proof for thinking otherwise, similar to why a person can retain a belief in God, there is simply no proof to suggest the contrary. Like religion, this belief may provide some comfort and support.
However, retaining this belief is more a decision , the belief is not founded on some proof, because essentially it can't be proven, similar to how God can't be proven.
The main gripe with this stuff is that if I "fail", I am supposed to take "responsibilty" for my "failure". Because I am not "doing it right". Question is, is there any "it" at all, does my decision to believe something justify something's objective existence, such that there is anything like "wrong" or "right"?
On a practical note, your success story made me think, because of course there no stronger attraction than success. I am going to try this stuff out , but I will not pay one cent to any of the irritatingly happy, ever-smiling, doped up, other-worldly, frilly new-age gurus-- scam-artists peddling a simple idea, a religion, for profit. Really, it is the stupid manner in which these people advertise their products that turns me off, it all seems to be targetted at a more docile, wide-eyed suggestible, need-a-break-from-this-life, low IQ, "people of faith in a world without god" type of people.
You seem fairly intelligent and your results are anecdotal, but hard to ignore, so I'll try this LOA, anycase, it doesn't really contradict anything I believe in with proof, so its not that big a leap. Might as well believe the "universe is on my side", than "it is out to get me", or "there is no such thing as the universe".
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