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Is the Law of Attraction the Perfect Scam?

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Did you ever seen the original Terminator movie?

There was one part where the psychologist is saying that Reese is crazy, and that his belief in the Terminators being from the future is the perfect fantasy because it doesn’t require a shred of evidence.

The Law of Attraction is just like that!

Whether you are a believer or a non-believer there is absolutely no way to prove that you are right – or that you are wrong.

Much like the concept of religion, you see what you want to see when it comes to the Law of Attraction.

Believers will tell you that everything they manifested was a direct result of them properly following the LOA principles.

However, non-believers will try some of the techniques, not see astounding results, and exclaim (if I may borrow James Arthur Ray’s comments):

“This stuff doesn’t work!”

To once again compare conscious creation to religion, most people will say that having faith or belief is the key to invoking the almighty powers that be.

However, just like religion, if you see (or don’t see) results when using the Law of Attraction it is quite impossible to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the LOA was responsible for your results – or lack thereof.

This becomes even more apparent (and non-believers will love this) when the acquisition of dreams by people who use the LOA always and only end up coming about as the result of very down-to-earth and explainable events.

Believers will say that those events would never have happened if it hadn’t been for their faith and proper application of the methods, while non-believers will say that the whole thing is a bunch of nonsense.

Who is right?

What if someone were to come up to you and ask you for irrefutable evidence that your faith in and proper practice of your religion was responsible for some amazing turn of events in your life?

Could you prove scientifically that your religion was the direct and only cause for that turn of events?

And before someone calls out the dogs and wants to burn me at the stake for sacrilege, I am not saying that people should not honor their religious beliefs.Quite to the contrary, actually.

If your belief in your religion and your faith in your deity is what allows you to believe that you need to make a conscious effort to live a proper lifestyle, and that you will be rewarded for doing so, then by all means, please keep the faith.

After all, that is exactly what is expected of LOA believers. There are methods and systems for properly and deliberately creating the life that you want to live, and if you fail to honor those guidelines, you don’t get what you wanted.

So, is the whole Law of Attraction thing just a scam that is being pulled on the world at large just to line the pockets of a few choice individuals?

Or maybe it is just a belief system that provides a guideline for how to live a prosperous and wonderful life.

There is no way to know, because as I mentioned before, the entire thing – whether you believe it or not – does not require a shred of scientific evidence.

You know. Just like religion.

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  • raphael2010
    The LOA says you can be, do or have anything. Not true. How can someone who has downs syndrome be in a graduate program for an MBA?? Or how can someone who cannot carry a tune be the next Opera star?? Total bullshit because they can not do this in this lifetime! How can these people fix these problems?? The LOA may only work on a very superficial level. If it can change the above people in my previous two examples, then miracles do exist!
  • And if someone told you that the world was round, you would have no scientific evidence. Everyone knows the world is flat. At least they did....
    It is true that the Law of Attraction parallels religion, but many believe it is founded in science we are not yet capable of measuring. Science got thrown for a loop with the double slit experiment though, and that experiment has taught many scientists "religion".
    This comment might be deleted as it argues the above, however I ask the author to consider for a moment the possibility. Vividly imagine something that you might not normally see. Maybe a chimpanzee in a tutu, maybe a purple banana. Pick something obscure and visualize it fairly frequently. Now when you see it instead of calling it a coincidence, call it a "sync". For "Sync"'s are about as close as you will get to proving this with todays current science.
    What if science doesnt yet know everything? What if it is true? Don't you owe it to yourself to at least experiment with the notion. Ask to see a purple banana, believe you will see a purple banana. Then try your best not to see a purple banana. Its a dare! lol.. gl with that.
  • Yes, everything is perfect!
  • Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Rick!

    As in any market, there are people who can truly help other people to understand, and then there are those who are just hopping on the bandwagon.
  • It works and it's free if you understand how it works. The problem many have is in their haste in buying into the scam merchants marketable versions.
  • Julia,

    Great question, and one that many potential believers in the LOA have considered. The basic answer that I operate under is that all things are brought into our existence by the "creative source," and each person has their own definition of what that creative source is.

    Some people call it "God" or the "Divine Spirit" or "Buddha" - whatever. There are probably hundreds of names throughout history.

    What is important is not the name that we give to our creative source, but rather that we believe in it. The LOA gives us things that are in resonance with the feelings that are created as a result of our beliefs.

    If we believe that we can be happy - and then act accordingly - the LOA gives us more things to be happy about. That same system works for sadness, grief and despair just as it works for joy, love, and abundance.

    Just as with prayer, we "ask" for things with the LOA, but it is not the asking that brings them to us, but whether or not our belief allows us to manifest the feelings that will bring those things into our lives.

    In that respect, going to a chapel at a hospital to pray for someone who is ill could potentially make the situation worse. Don't pray about illness, but rather pray about health.

    Whether you believe in God or in the LOA (or both), you are asking for something via your prayers. Just make sure that you're asking for the right thing. :)
  • julia
    Well I bought Rhonda's book over the weekend. I'm reading it and it seems like a good thing. Ok, maybe aspects are far fetched, but all in all, only good can really come out of it.. really.

    I'm not sure where you stand on a religious perspective, but i have a question;

    Should you be a believer of God, and are faced with something that very much replaces the concept of praying, what is it you believe?

    You could say that 'praying' in the past is down to the positive thought upon which you pray with.

    What i want to know, is whether 'the secret' replaces the powers that be, or works in accordance.

    Cheers
  • nlfgb@hotmail.com
    and I'll be looking forward to reading that :)
  • Nlf,

    I don't think that the LOA specifically says anything about God, or whatever other term anyone wants to use for the all powerful force in the Universe. As you said, it is just a creative way to use a creation.

    As to whether or not we are God or if we are just manifestations of the same creator, I'll leave that debate for another day. I doubt this little comment box could handle it! ;)
  • nlfgb@hotmail.com
    Interesting theory Aaron, but that leads us to whole new debate; i believe we are humans, with tremendous yet limited powers. are we God? Can we also create things?
    I personally believe in God our creator, I believe that God is the only one who can CREATE, we, on the other hand, can only creatively make use of his creations.
    Do you think the LOA says different? Or could someone, incorporate both theories together?
    It’s a personal opinion after all
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