And the odds of that happening doesn’t change whether you chose to ‘pray’ for it or ‘manifest’ it.

  • TomJoad@lemmy.tf
    62·
    1 year ago

    Be honest:

    Who do you think is more likely to hit the game-winning free-throw?

    • a guy who looks at the hoop thinking “aw crap I’m gonna airball, and everyone is gonna laugh at me”
    • a guy who looks at the hoop thinking “okay I’m gonna swish this, and my whole team is going to celebrate”

    Many top-achievers describe the power of visualizing success (positive manifestation).

    Many people who pray are cultivating healthy virtues (patience, kindness, strength).

    Have you ever heard the term “self-fulfilling prophecy”?

    • rockerface@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      Placebo effect is real. So is the opposite. Not in the way that it magically changes the universe, but it can influence your own body

      • TomJoad@lemmy.tf
        5·
        1 year ago

        A friendly thought for you:

        If your beliefs can change your body (which is part of the universe), and your changed body can further change the universe…

        then transitively… your beliefs can change the universe, right?

        And if that is true, then perhaps belief can be more than a placebo… Maybe it is a real, effective, psychological muscle.

        • rockerface@lemmy.world
          1·
          1 year ago

          I mean, placebo is still a placebo. My point was that a placebo doesn’t automatically mean 0% effective. I’m not using it as a negative term here. But I do get your point, I think.

    • ThatWeirdGuy1001@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      1 year ago

      I only believe in manifestation in the sense of “if you say we’re slow and we get busy I’ll kick your ass” stuff.

      Don’t tempt fate essentially.