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I had the opportunity a little while ago to watch a movie that has become somewhat of a phenomenon. “The Secret” is a self-help film that discusses a supposed universal law called the “Law of Attraction.” Essentially this law claims that there is an energy that we as human beings emit into our environment based on our feelings and thought patterns. The film trains you to think more positively in order to attract positive things into your life.

I’m a believer in several precepts of the Law of Attraction. I think you’d have to be pretty thick skinned and obtuse to not notice an attraction to people that are more confident. There also is something to be said about attracting good things to you through positive thinking, it just feels right. There is a lot about life that we haven’t been able to measure empirically.

One thing about the movie that troubled me is just the pure materialism of the message. Its all about how to get that car you want, how to make that money that you want, and how to score with that hot chick. Money is important, but the message was that The Secret=More Money=Happiness. I want money, don’t get me wrong, but the message didn’t resonate completely with me.

I also believe that there is a God that is actively involved with our lives. I think the law of attraction exists, but that our goal is really to allign our will with His. His will isn’t always to fill our pockets. In some ways the Law of Attraction could arguably be compared to faith, but that’s a whole other metaphysical can of worms.

The bottom line is that the movie is worth watching, if not just for an interesting point of view. I wouldn’t use the word philosophy, because the instruction is quite simplistic and unsubstantial.