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Wolfgang: Thanks for the reply, I really like what you are saying, especially about not believing too strongly in anything. That helps me see I am probably just thinking about it too much. I don't think we can ever really know the true nature of reality, but I was trying to decide what is most probable. Is that pointless? Perhaps, but I still think subjective reality is less probable than objective reality (I still stand by my reasoning in the first post.)
In hindsight I suppose LoA and IM are pretty much the same thing. I was thinking of IM as a more extreme form of LoA, because it seems to guarantee that my thoughts will directly shape my reality (like magic). On the other hand I saw LoA as a way to improve our focus, attitudes and perceptions so that our actions are more effective. That's not really accurate though because LoA holds me accountable for everything in the world including babies burning in housefires and starving children in Africa. I think it totally undermines the serious issues facing our world if we decide they can be fixed by our thoughts.