Its underarm deodorant. Strong enough for a man, but made for a woman. The law of attraction is if you wear it, you have no B.O., and can attract a man.
2007-07-05 06:45:32
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answer #1
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answered by dr strangelove 6
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It's a bunch of silly nonsense of how like attracts like. How if you think about debt you will receive debt and if you think about money you will of course magically receive money in the mail.
The more sinister part of the theory is that you attract everything from the moment you were born. You attracted all the illnesses, disabilities, hardships etc. So a child attracted their rapist, a baby attracted cancer. In the book they actually said that people went to the death camps because they attracted them! They were on the same frequency as these death camps.
This means that the victim is always at fault and those that commit these horrors are never held responsible. They can merely say that they victim attracted them. It is the victim's fault.
I have a blog entry that goes into the whole theory of The Secret and how disgusting it really is.
2007-07-04 11:12:13
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answer #2
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answered by noncrazed 4
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( also watch this video : http://skeptico.blogs.com/skeptico/2007/06/the-secret-expo.html )
I wasn’t going to bother with this, but numerous people have emailed me to ask when I’m going to review The Secret, and as it seems to be everywhere I decided I should give it a look.
I’m not going to watch the entire movie, though. As I wrote here, I’ve seen enough to get an idea if something is worth bothering with before I even start. And I don’t have to read every book or watch every film someone tells me about if I don’t think the book or film’s premise makes sense. However, I found the first 20 minutes online for free (I’m definitely not paying to see this film), and I’m basing this review on that initial 20 minute segment. If you think I’ve missed some crucial part of the film by only seeing 20 minutes, you can tell me what I missed, in the comments.
So, what is the big Secret?
The Secret is what they call the Law Of Attraction – the idea that you become or attract what you think about the most. Or as one person expressed it:
“Thoughts become things.”
This is presented as a literal truth – a law just like the laws of gravitation. And it is stated that this:
“Always works every time”
Note: always. And every time. No exceptions. It’s a Law, you see.
Examples are given. A man is shown worrying about being late, and so he gets stuck in a traffic jam. Another man is shown locking up his bicycle, presumably because he is worried about it being stolen; he returns later to find it has been stolen. The absurdity of these examples should be obvious. Are we supposed to believe the traffic jam wouldn’t have happened if it were not for this one guy worrying about being late? And what about the other people in the traffic jam? Were they all thinking negative thoughts about being late? Were there no positive-minded people in the area, thinking about being on time? And if there were, doesn’t that debunk the “always works every time” mantra? And what about the guy getting his bike stolen? Are we to assume that if another guy had left an identical unlocked bike at the same location, the bike thief would still have stolen the locked bike of the person worried about theft? Has anyone done a controlled study on this? (Hey, these were the examples used in the film – don’t blame me if they make no sense.)
As with What The Bleep, it is implied that there is science behind these revelations. For example, there was this from the self-proclaimed "visionary" Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith:
"It has been proven scientifically now that an affirmative thought is hundreds of times more powerful than a negative thought."
Really? Proven by which scientists? And written up where? Because I couldn’t find it.
Not a Law
Of course, the basic flaw in all this is that the Law Of Attraction is not a Law like the Law Of Gravitation that they compare it to. Newton’s Law’s can be demonstrated by anyone – drop an object and its acceleration will be exactly as the Law predicts. And this really does “always work every time” – that’s why it’s a Law. The “Law Of Attraction” as they call it just doesn’t work that way. Although having a positive attitude, being confident, believing in your own success etc is a definite advantage, and should be encouraged, having positive thoughts will not send out magic brainwave frequencies that change reality around you. This brainwave “magnetic signature” as one person called it, never goes out, any time. Not in the real world.
Equivocation
As with What the Bleep, you should watch out for equivocation. Expect believers to point out that being positive, confident etc will make people react more positively towards you, will tend to make you more successful etc. And it will. But they are equivocating about a lesser version of The Secret – a lesser version that does not support the “thoughts become things” and “it always works every time” woo version.
The film featured some of the same luminaries as in What the Bleep. I noticed John Hagelin and Fred Alan Wolf. And the “you literally create your day with your thoughts” nonsense is pretty much the same as What The Bleep was trying to sell. It wasn’t in the first 20 minutes, but I’m sure that before the end, quantum mechanics would have been evoked to justify all the mystical conclusions. Unfortunately, Quantum Mechanics, and even the Copenhagen Interpretation, does not say this is the way the universe works.
And that’s no secret.
2007-07-04 11:06:42
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answered by Dreamstuff Entity 6
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It is the mid seventies fad of "The Power Of Positive Thinking", by Norman Vincent Peale or Shakti Gawain's "Creative Visualization."
2007-07-04 11:09:45
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answered by ? 5
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Do you have a mind of your own? Read the book! Watch the movie! Then, make your own opinion. That's what sovereign people do. Its fantastic. and proof of its existence can be found in a real search for truth. Good luck, if you have a mind to.
2007-07-04 12:30:50
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answer #5
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answered by Anonymous
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Haha... its common sense released to the public in a new shiny cover.
Basically its about focusing on what you really want most in life... if you think about it and believe you can accomplish what you want, you'll catch the opportunities that would otherwise drift by unnoticed... that was my take on it
2007-07-04 11:07:52
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answered by vérité 6
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It's some old ideas that someone is bringing up again. It's a bunch of BS. Stick with your Bible little sister.
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2007-07-04 11:07:53
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answered by 1Netzari 4
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sorry, it's a secret !!!
You can create Your own secret, here's how:
Have UnConditional Love and Peace by accomplishing this:
Create Your Relationship with Our Creator.
2007-07-04 11:09:41
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answered by Anonymous
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http://www.thesecret.tv/
It is also a documentary. Basic premise - you draw things to yourself with your attiudes. Good attitude - good things come to you. Basically, it is sort of like self- talk.
2007-07-04 11:10:47
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answered by batgirl2good 7
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Nope its a secret!
2007-07-04 11:08:01
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answered by Silent watcher of fools 3
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