Using hate to solve problems

[jdiddy]

I know this sounds like something straight out of the mouth of Darth Vader, but there is a LOT of evidence that you can use hate to destroy things that you don't want to exist. For example, there is a lot of evidence that aiming negative thoughts at plants causes them physiological stress and, over time, to even die.

I've used this myself a couple of times to kill things. One example that comes to mind is when I had a plantar wart on my foot. If you've ever had one of those things you know how hard they are to get rid of. I had the damn thing for well over a year, nothing was working and I was seriously considering going in to have it surgically removed. As a last-ditch effort, one day I stood there focusing on it, projecting hate and intending death on the bacteria that was causing it. Within a week it was gone.

So, my question is, when is it appropriate to use hate? Is it appropriate, or healthy, to use hate against people who do things that you consider morally reprehensible? For example, would it have been OK to use hate to project sickness and death on Hitler? What about politicians that cause death and genocide today?

[Sam988]

If this really worked, my neighbour's dogs would be dead ages ago...

[Shamou]

Originally Posted by jdiddy

So, my question is, when is it appropriate to use hate?

I feel that hate is the last ditch defense when someone is otherwise powerless... hate is like an ulcer eating you up alive... hate, self-hate, to be more precise, is what is also called depression... the ultimate form being suicide...

Hate is a bankrupt emotion... nothing good can come out of it... however, a very high price has to be paid for the "privilege" of wallowing in it...

For more on hate... see the following from Wikipedia...
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[lizthefair]

I'd compare using hate to using a nuclear bomb. You might be able to make it work, but the collateral damage is next to impossible to control and almost never worth it.