Philosophy

Someone left a comment on my Is The Secret Harmful post that said

The only ‘harm’ if any is when you approach the concept of The Secret with doubts in your mind. In that case you will only achieve negative results and become frustrated in the process (sic).

This gets into one of the more controversial aspects of The Secret – whether it’s based on faith or science. continue

The law of attraction proponents like to say things like:

• there’s no such thing as a coincidence
• everything happens for a reason
• nothing in your life happens by accident
• everything happens in accordance with God’s plan

Perhaps those are comforting things, but is that really true? And if so, what does that mean? continue

Ever since Oprah started promoting The Secret, it seems everyone’s talking about the pros and cons. One question that keeps coming up is whether The Secret is harmful.

Though I’d agree that it’s somewhat deceptive or misleading in its attempts to claim science as its foundation, I don’t think it’s overtly harmful. Yes, the philosophy’s incomplete – and they haven’t spent much time hammering out the specifics – but if you simply take it for a “feel good” docu-drama, it’s not going to harm anyone. As long as you don’t think too deeply about the underlying principle of the law of attraction, the movie’s an inspirational piece to get you to sit up and take notice that you can control your thoughts and feelings. continue