Magical Thinking Revisited - 01/15/13 10:58 AM
I asked God for a mortgage-free paid-off home to live in for the rest of my life.
It happened.
Yes, there were tax attorneys and real estate attorneys involved and practical but necessary paper filings.
The mortgage has been dissolved.
Here is an excerpt from a Psychology Today article:
" Not So Silly After All
Who are WE to say the dreamers have it wrong? Carol Nemeroff and Paul Rozin point out that many magical beliefs have gained some element of scientific validity:
Magical contagion: Germ theory has shown that we have reason to fear that something invisible and negative can be transmitted by contact. Bacteria are the new curses.
Holographic existence: The idea that the whole is contained in each of its parts is born out by biology. Every cell in your body contains all of the DNA needed to create an entire person.
Action at a distance: Can voodoo dolls and magic wands have an impact? Well, gravitational pull works at a distance. So do remote controls, through electromagnetic radiation.
Mind over matter: The placebo effect is well-documented. Just thinking that an inert pill will have a medical effect on you makes it so.
Mana: Mana is the Polynesian term for the ubiquitous concept of communicable supernatural power. There is indeed a universally applicable parcel of influence that is abstract and connects us all: money. "
Hmm...
It seems that science is 'catching up' to what ancient peoples used to survive that many of us dismiss as "superstition".
Looking forward to your questions, observations and comments.
Here is the link to the whole article:
http:
//www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200802/magical-thinking
Sincerely,
Burt B.
It happened.
Yes, there were tax attorneys and real estate attorneys involved and practical but necessary paper filings.
The mortgage has been dissolved.
Here is an excerpt from a Psychology Today article:
" Not So Silly After All
Who are WE to say the dreamers have it wrong? Carol Nemeroff and Paul Rozin point out that many magical beliefs have gained some element of scientific validity:
Magical contagion: Germ theory has shown that we have reason to fear that something invisible and negative can be transmitted by contact. Bacteria are the new curses.
Holographic existence: The idea that the whole is contained in each of its parts is born out by biology. Every cell in your body contains all of the DNA needed to create an entire person.
Action at a distance: Can voodoo dolls and magic wands have an impact? Well, gravitational pull works at a distance. So do remote controls, through electromagnetic radiation.
Mind over matter: The placebo effect is well-documented. Just thinking that an inert pill will have a medical effect on you makes it so.
Mana: Mana is the Polynesian term for the ubiquitous concept of communicable supernatural power. There is indeed a universally applicable parcel of influence that is abstract and connects us all: money. "
Hmm...
It seems that science is 'catching up' to what ancient peoples used to survive that many of us dismiss as "superstition".
Looking forward to your questions, observations and comments.
Here is the link to the whole article:
http:
//www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200802/magical-thinking
Sincerely,
Burt B.