The Law of Attraction is a Deadly and Dangerous Philosophy

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The false, core teaching of “The Law of Attraction” is that you experience only those things that you invite into your life through your thoughts. This means that everything you are experiencing right now, whether good or bad, is a result of your focus. It is all a matter of the vibration of atoms around you, which you control by your thoughts. You can change the configuration of that vibration and bring wealth, health, and fulfillment by refocusing your thought pattern.

A simple definition of the law of attraction is that you attract what you think. For instance, if you think of having a lot of money, then you attract a lot of money into your life. On the other hand, if you think on being poor, then you will attract poverty. The more dominant your thoughts, the more likely they are to manifest themselves.

There is a significant problem with the Law of Attraction when it is applied objectively. Let us say there are two people who have their eyes on the same beautiful woman and want her for their own. Both have intense dominant thoughts of winning her over. However, objectively only one can win her. In that sense, The Law of Attraction breaks down. One explanation may be that your faith is not strong enough if your thoughts do not work out. A false philosophy always draws that conclusion. “Beware of any belief system that says ‘it isn’t working because you don’t believe it’…a law should work regardless.” Robbin Salter.

Reality cannot be altered only by your thoughts as the Law of Attraction claims. The formula of “The Law of Attraction” is simple: “Thoughts plus nothing equals everything.”

There are dozens of other examples that prove that the Law of Attraction breaks down. Feeble attempts are usually made to answers why. In the example above it could be than one person had just a little stronger dominant thought than the other did; therefore, he wins out. Try to solve this one: When a child is abused, does that mean that the child in their thoughts intended for it to happen? Some go far out to answer this by implying that the child did something to deserve it in a previous life.

There is no getting around it, when you apply the Law of Attraction to objective reality, it always breaks down. The real diehards have the answer they say resolves the issue, and that is that the Law of Attraction must only be viewed in the realm of subjective reality.

Here is the definition of subjective reality according to Steve Pavlina, since Webster does not list a definition: (1) there is only one consciousness, (2) you are that singular consciousness, and (3) everything and everyone in your reality is a projection of your thoughts. In other words, nothing is real; it is all a product of one’s imagination.

Pavlina explains it like this, “In subjective reality there’s only one consciousness, and it’s yours.  Consequently, there is only one source of intentions in your universe — YOU.  While you may observe lots of walking, talking bodies in your reality, they all exist inside your consciousness.  You know this is how your dreams work, but you have not yet realized your waking reality is just another type of dream.  It only seems solid because you believe (intend) it is. Since none of the other characters you encounter is conscious in a way that is separate from you, nobody else can have intentions.  The only intentions are yours.  You’re the only thinker in this universe.”

What a marvelous example of how misguided your thinking can become when you deny God and his plan for the universe. Pavlena in his article “10 reasons you should never have a religion” says, “When you subscribe to an established religion, you have only two options. You can become an idiot, or you can become a hypocrite” and then he says… “Congratulations! You’re a moron believer”.  I wonder if his philosophy on subjective reality is how you are supposed to think if you are not a moron believer.

OK, here is my answer: I do not believe in The Law of Attraction because it makes no sense. It is living in an unreal world of self-made dreams. It negates any faith in God, the Bible or real experiences. It’s a mixture of Eastern Religions and metaphysics; a miserable attempt to replace a real faith in God with a phony religion that is so ridiculous that it is almost funny were it not so deadly, dangerous and deceiving.

There is no magical way to arrive at wealth. If you have good Intentions, they only work when they are combined with action, and your actions become habits, which produce results. There is no magical way to think you into being rich or healthy. Magic is an illusion, not reality.

I can understand the appeal that The Law of Attraction might have because I bought “The Secret”, the DVD, which is based on The Law of Attraction.  It is well produced and has what seems to be professional and scientific support. However, if you apply true logic it falls apart.  Of course, people really want to believe that they can become wealthy and healthy only by thought. The truth is that false philosophy is a broad road that leads to death and destruction. The Apostle Paul warns Christians: “See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of the world rather than on Christ,” Colossians 2:8.

Again, John, the author of the gospel of John, warns concerning the temptations of the world: “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world,” (1 John 2:15-16).

In the world today, people are spiritually hungry and are searching for something to fulfill their spiritual longings, but they are looking in the wrong places to find it. Only through God’s word can anyone discover spiritual needs. You cannot find it on a DVD or in a book that you buy at the bookstore.

We must choose what we believe and what we worship. The choice is before us: Will it be the world and its false philosophies or is it going to be the truth of all mighty God? What you choosing as reality is a serious decision that will affect not only your present life but also your life in all eternity.

The principles taught  in “The Secret” and the philosophy of The Law of Attraction are pagan, worldly principles that have been around for ages and only repackaged to deceive you into believing a lie that is made attractive  by false promises of wealth and good health. We need to be cautioned that the way we think is extremely important. The Apostle Paul admonished us, “to bring every thought captive to the obedience of Christ” (two Corinthians 10:5).

“The Secret” and the philosophy of the Law of Attraction have a different admonition; they instruct us to think only of our selfish desires and us. What a contrast to what the Bible teaches. The Apostle Paul tells us “that we are to present our bodies as a sacrifice to the Lord.” The Bible teaches that we are to be selfless, not selfish, Romans 12:1-2.

Conclusion:

I used to think that evolution was the only alternative for those who refuse to believe in God, but you know what, I think that The law of Attraction and subjective reality might just be another if you have the ability to think that insanely.

There is nothing insane about believing in God. His word has been with us now for thousands of years and has yet to be proven false. He offers believers peace, joy and life with purpose. Learn how you can have a relationship with him.

About the author: Jimmie Burroughs is a motivational speaker and author who has been involved in teaching Christian Personal Development for more than 30 years. There are hundreds of articles to help you on this website (Website Contents) in your personal growth.

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