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Old 02-18-2007, 02:38 PM   #13 (permalink)
WanderingOak
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My main problem with the LOA is that it can be used in an attempt to manifest 'dangerous' fantasies. Look at the current political situation regarding Iraq: "Mission Accomplished", "Slam-Dunk", and "God told me we are going to win in Iraq". It sounds to me as if somebody was attempting to manifest a victory in Iraq. What's worse is that it's not working, so people are dying needlessly because of this fantasy, unless of course you believe that we are actually winning and being fed lies by the liberal media. Actually, I think that particular spin is another attempt to manifest victory.

Unfortunately, other people have tried the same thing before. Anybody ever see 'Triumph of the Will'? To me, that sounds a lot like an attempt at manifestation. Those people were convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that they had a god-given right to take over the world. Of course they failed miserably, and you can't even mention their name in polite company anymore. Heck, water crystals freak out at the mere mention of the name of their leader.

It could be that I don't have enough of an understanding of the LOA to see why it can't be used to manifest the egregious examples that I mentioned above. Then again, this could just show that there is a 'dark side' to the LOA as well.

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