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Originally Posted by Mr. Punch  That is just so true.
And soon enough we will have the believers on here claiming that "it really works" and that LOA and The Secret has been misunderstood...sigh... |
I'm a skeptic by nature who needs proof in order to believe.
I shake my head in disbelief whenever people offer up a single anecdote as proof of their ability to manifest. Someone here told a story about going to see a play. Every seat had an envelope on it one of which held the winning ticket for a charity fundraiser. The story-teller won and used this single incident as proof of their manifesting powers. My reaction was that your odds of winning in a theater with only a few hundred seats are actually pretty high. Besides, if the theater was full someone had to win. Oftentimes, Stats 101 will explain why someone experienced something that they incorrectly interpreted as manifestation.
Conversely, I also think that it's just as foolish to be at the other extreme and dismiss this stuff out of hand. Based on many decades of personal experimentation, I do know that my beliefs determine my outcomes. If I believe I can do it, then I can--and vice versa.
Beware of the Nordic disease of ennui. Most people from the Scandanavian countries coast through life because there's not much incentive to work hard and go for the brass ring. Here in the USA there's plenty of incentive because if you don't hustle you can sink real low real fast.