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Originally Posted by renie408  What do YOU think? Why is the opinion of an LOA practitioner more valid than YOURS? Why wait. Figure it out for yourself. I promise that YOUR answer will be just as valid.
Maybe that is what subjective reality really is. We each look at a given set of information and form hypotheses that work for us. Mine might not work for you, but it works for me and vice versa. |
I know what I think Renie, and I'm quite comfortable in my perspective. But I'm not the one making outlandish claims here, or trying to sell my (highly dubious) philosophy for people's hard earned dollars.
Someone asked why these discussions invariably go to dying babies and aids and cancer etc. The reason for this is simple - its easy to sell your product on the fluffy stuff in life like cars and money and higher salaries. Its a lot harder to apply the same principles to life's messier issues - because this is sensitive ground. It means that the seller is forced to be VERY clear and careful in their thinking lest they offend someones sensibilities (ergo: no sale). And so we must challenged them to demonstrate the principles of their philososphy under all conditions, which is a perfectly reasonable requirement.
Now, if LOA practisioners concede that, well, maybe a baby doesn't attract its own cot death after all, or maybe that little girl isnt 100% responsible for being raped - then they're conceding that something
other than a persons thoughts is
also involved in creating their reality. This then means that LOA is possibly involved, but not completely responsible for creating one's reality. Thus your thoughts
do influence what you create, and yes
it is useful to try and really focus and be positive about what you want to create BUT there's more to it.
And if there's more to it, then we lose out by drawing the line at LOA. It impedes our progress and understanding if we stop here. One day someone or some science is going to uncover a picture of creation that involves far more than just the LOA. Its inevitable. [cynical note:At the very least some marketer is going to come out with some newer paradigm that people will once again cling to adoringly.]
The only reasonable position to take is to use LOA [read: desire, positive thinking and focus) to its maximum effect, but to keep our minds open to possibility. Stay humble, stay discerning, question, think. These are vitamins for the soul.