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impaul99 · 12-28-2007, 06:32 AM

@Acting: The reason LoA is Garbage, to those who don't believe it, is not because it is unscientific. It is Garbage, because they can't wave a magic wand and use it for their own pleasure without any effort.

In other words, before Microwave Ovens were invented and commercialized, if you tried to tell people that you have found a way to heat up your food at a much faster rate than a traditional oven (using micro waves), they would say you're not scientific and they'd tell you to go back to watching Star Trek.

It is only when you put something like this into a box, that you can purchase at Walmart for $50, plug it into the wall and click two buttons to warm up your food that people believe it to be true.

In other words, the complaint is not "This is unscientific". The complaint is "I want a box for $50 where I punch in what I want, and what I want pops out, 100% of the time". Nobody wants a "technology" which requires them to change their thinking for something to happen. Most people are way too lazy to do that.

Your research into LoA, much like mine, obviously goes well beyond high-school science, and is grounded in ACTUAL EXPERIENCE. I don't think anyone suffering from "LoA Unbelievatitis" will be convinced by scientific "proof". THe only way they'll ever convince themselves that it's real is by experimenting themselves and getting it to work. Once it works for them, it will fry their brain, change their whole perception of reality, and then they'll run to the book stores and start researching how the heck it's possible that such a thing can exist without it totally "breaking reality".

If I teleported a scientist from 300 years ago forward in time to today and wanted to prove to him that microwaves exist, I would show him my microwave, put some food in it and warm it up first. Let him eat the warm food and experience it. Only once he saw it with his own eyes and felt it, would I explain to him in "scientific terms" how the thing works, because now his mind wouldn't be thinking "Is this guy lying to me? Why should I believe this? What if it's a lie?" while I'm talking. His mind would now be "How the heck does this work? How COULD this be true?"

I think that's the first step. Getting to the point where you experience LoA in action. THen it totally stumps you. THEN you go looking for an explanation.

This is what Steve did. Wisdom through experience.
This is what I did. Wisdom through experience.
This is what You did. Wisdom through experience.

See the pattern? Maybe LOA shouldn't be explained to people at first. Maybe they should be told to just think positive thoughts and visualize thing because it activates the "Reticular Activating System" and makes them more "motivated" to "work hard" in life or something. Maybe telling people that LoA is based on the Universe giving people what they want is too unbelievable for them before they experience results.

12-28-2007, 06:32 AM	#78 (permalink)
impaul99 Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,935	@Acting: The reason LoA is Garbage, to those who don't believe it, is not because it is unscientific. It is Garbage, because they can't wave a magic wand and use it for their own pleasure without any effort. In other words, before Microwave Ovens were invented and commercialized, if you tried to tell people that you have found a way to heat up your food at a much faster rate than a traditional oven (using micro waves), they would say you're not scientific and they'd tell you to go back to watching Star Trek. It is only when you put something like this into a box, that you can purchase at Walmart for $50, plug it into the wall and click two buttons to warm up your food that people believe it to be true. In other words, the complaint is not "This is unscientific". The complaint is "I want a box for $50 where I punch in what I want, and what I want pops out, 100% of the time". Nobody wants a "technology" which requires them to change their thinking for something to happen. Most people are way too lazy to do that. Your research into LoA, much like mine, obviously goes well beyond high-school science, and is grounded in ACTUAL EXPERIENCE. I don't think anyone suffering from "LoA Unbelievatitis" will be convinced by scientific "proof". THe only way they'll ever convince themselves that it's real is by experimenting themselves and getting it to work. Once it works for them, it will fry their brain, change their whole perception of reality, and then they'll run to the book stores and start researching how the heck it's possible that such a thing can exist without it totally "breaking reality". If I teleported a scientist from 300 years ago forward in time to today and wanted to prove to him that microwaves exist, I would show him my microwave, put some food in it and warm it up first. Let him eat the warm food and experience it. Only once he saw it with his own eyes and felt it, would I explain to him in "scientific terms" how the thing works, because now his mind wouldn't be thinking "Is this guy lying to me? Why should I believe this? What if it's a lie?" while I'm talking. His mind would now be "How the heck does this work? How COULD this be true?" I think that's the first step. Getting to the point where you experience LoA in action. THen it totally stumps you. THEN you go looking for an explanation. This is what Steve did. Wisdom through experience. This is what I did. Wisdom through experience. This is what You did. Wisdom through experience. See the pattern? Maybe LOA shouldn't be explained to people at first. Maybe they should be told to just think positive thoughts and visualize thing because it activates the "Reticular Activating System" and makes them more "motivated" to "work hard" in life or something. Maybe telling people that LoA is based on the Universe giving people what they want is too unbelievable for them before they experience results.