RE: Parapsychology
February 1, 2012 at 2:19 am
(This post was last modified: February 1, 2012 at 2:20 am by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Quote:He said something about if we drive to the mall (or any other places) and just think or believe that there will be a front parking lot, there will always be one. I wasn't exactly sure what it was called.
The philosophy is called 'solipism'. My name for it is 'magical thinking'. Your teacher should know better.
The practice your teacher is talking about has been known by a lot of names, at least since the late nineteen century,and many books have been written about it.
Most recently,there was "You'll See It When You Believe It" by 'Dr' Wayne Dyer,and of course "The Secret". The claims are that we create our own reality and that we can interact with the universe by thought alone,asking for whatever we want,and that the universe will provide. It's woo.
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Quote:Wayne Walter Dyer (born May 10, 1940) is an American self-help advocate, author, and lecturer.
Quote:Since 2000, he has appeared many times on PBS during their pledge drives. Some viewers, however, have criticized these appearances, suggesting "that PBS might be seen as lending its prestige to Dyer's spiritual views and aligning itself with his teachings". Other criticisms included skepticism of his status as a "spiritual mentor" and characterizing his teachings as consisting of superficial platitudes. Some viewers also expressed displeasure at the idea that Dyer himself must be profiting financially from this exposure of teachings that they considered to be non-rigorous and lacking practical or intellectual value.[8]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Dyer
Quote:The Secret is a 2006 film[1] produced by Prime Time Productions, consists of a series of interviews related to the idea of thinking. It states that everything one wants or needs may be accomplished by believing that one will receive that outcome, repeatedly thinking about it, and maintaining positive emotional states to "attract" it. Distributed through DVD, and online (through streaming media), the film and the subsequent publication of a book by the same name and of the same topic as the fi, has attracted interest from media figures such as Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, and Larry King as well as criticism from the mainstream press.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_(2006_film)
