the simplest understanding of the world is all that is required to know that you cannot manipulate events with your thoughts. you do not have the power to telepathically connect with an invisible wizard. even if lots of people together try to zap the thoughts at the wizard. thats not how brains work.
Prayer has an implied attachment to religion/God while positive thinking generally does not. I tend to believe that successful individuals that practice the art of positive thinking (visualize success or whatever) receive "lucky breaks" in life that are in line with their positive thinking/prayers. Maybe the lucky breaks are just random but I think there might be more to it.
But you most certainly can manipulate your own subconscious with your thoughts. And through your subconscious, you can manipulate your worldview. Through worldview manipulation, you can see what you want to see and events happen favorably. It's almost a Zen thing. They can't make things happen for martin, but they can make them happen for themselves. Don't worry. Be happy.
positive thinking is a way to change your own behavior, has nothing to do with prayer. of course your brain can control you! what it cant do is control others or outside events. cmon man be serious, you know you are not a sorcerer, right?
obvious and totally irrelevant why are you telling me things that are known by retarded 3 year olds? i am aware that martin controls martin, and red controls red. thanks for explaining that. sometimes i get confused and i try to move somebody eles's arm with my brain but then i realize my brain controls my arm.
I was making a point that you missed. You are too busy trying to be an azzhole to stop and think. Fugg off, I got no time for losers.
right, you just explained to me that person X is person X and controls person X and not person Z. "They can't make things happen for martin, but they can make them happen for themselves." - red groundbreaking stuff
i wish i had magical powers like you. if you envision winning the lottery will that work? or are your powers restricted to mundane things like getting parking spaces or casting spells at little league games?