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The Law of Attraction is commonly associated with . HISTORY Adherents claim that the statement by "Thought Vibration or the Law of Attraction" Out of Copyright version, editor of ''New Thought'' magazine. Dozens of books in the first half of the 20th century addressed the topic under various names of "positive thinking" and the "Law of Attraction."Griffiths, L. ‘Law of attraction’ has long history in inspirational writing East Valley Tribune, April 21st 2007. In March 2006 a film named '' The Secret '' was developed around the "Law of Attraction", and was later developed into a book by the same name. The movie and book have been selling at a tremendous pace and have gained widespread attention across the media from '' Saturday Night Live '' to Oprah in the United States. PRINCIPLES Proponents of the modern 'Law of Attraction' claim that it has roots in Quantum Physics . According to the 'law of attraction', thoughts have an energy that attracts like energy. In order to control this energy, proponents state that people must practice four things: Whittaker, S. Three steps to the 'Law' . The Montreal Gazette, May 12th 2007. #Know what one desires and ask the universe for it. (The "universe" is mentioned broadly, stating that it can be anything from God to an unknown source of energy.) #Focus one's thought upon the thing desired with great feeling such as enthusiasm or gratitude. #Feel and behave as if the object of one's desire is already acquired. #Be open to receiving it. Thinking of what one does not have, manifests itself in the perpetuation of not having. Proponents say that by abiding by these principles, and avoiding "negative" thoughts, the Universe will manifest a person's desires. CRITICISM The Law of Attraction has been criticized for
Criticism of the Law of Attraction comes from many directions. In the Mainstream Media , Talk Show hosts such as Larry King have pointed at the sufferings in the world. If the Universe manifests abundance at a mere thought why is there so much Poverty , Starvation and Death ? It has also been pointed out that most of the people discussed in recent books live in a Culture that has paths to allow people to overcome adversity and that the same is not true for much of the world. Scientists are critical of the lack of Falsifiability and Testability of the claims. All of the evidence is both Anecdotal and, because of the self-selecting nature of positive reports as well as the Subjective nature of any results, highly susceptible to misinterpretations like Confirmation Bias and Selection Bias . The few claims by proponents that seem to reference modern scientific theory remain questionable. While Brainwaves do have an Electrical Signal , it is unclear what principles of Quantum Physics behave the way proponents of the Law of Attraction claim. The use of the term "Law" and the vague references to quantum physics to bridge any unexplained or seemingly implausible effects are hallmark traits of modern Pseudoscience ideas. Within Spiritual circles, the Law of Attraction has been criticized for conflating Ego with the Higher Self , Narcissism and promoting thinking that supposedly was humanity's leading edge several hundred thousand years ago, but now is a developmentally early cognitive stage. SEE ALSO REFERENCES FURTHER READING
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