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Originally Posted by CamC  That comes with the old-school physics assumption that there is a "Universe" separate from our consciousness. No we aren't just individuals bending this thing to our will that is greater than us and outside us. We are the creators.
I think people misinterpret "God" as well. When we say God we are speaking simply of Source Energy, which is, well, everything. This Energy is conscious, intelligent, thinking energy, in which we are a part of. So some could call it God, which is right in a way, |
Many peope do misinterpret God. John was already trying to protect us from this misinterpretation before he wrote his Gospel or Revelations. The Gnostics, (who hold your panthiestic view that God is the universe or some thinking Energy.) The Church has had a long battle to hold the original teaching of Jesus in place. The Gnostics had no problem assimilating Jesus's teachings into their own, and with a few changes to some major concepts it is easy to see how the concept of God could get confusing. Then the schism's of the church occured and also helped distort the picture. But, the doctrine of the Catholic church has remained virtually unchanged since the 1st council of Nicea.
One big mistake is in the belief that God is Energy. This is a fallacy. Energy is matter-a physical substance (hence it is studied by physicists)-and God is not a physical being. He is separate from Energy. Energy is His creation.
One thing we agree upon and you've helped further convince me, is that the Chruch would most likely not condone LoA, if it pursued under the premise of tapping into Source Energy.
I do however believe, that if you are a Christian and want to focus on improving yourself you can draw some concepts from LoA. This I believe is due to the
LGN which helps filter information. If we give it the task to look for ways to reach our goals, it will do it. Nothing mythical or magical, no more than telling a computer to do a search for a certain word.