| A Massive Shift | | | | grow up seeing all around them? |
| Scientists have long known that without proper | | | | The Impact of the New Thought Movement |
| controls, "We always find what we expect to find." | | | | Some people like to think that we humans as a |
| In other words, the scientific community long ago | | | | species are headed for a great catastrophe. They |
| discovered that there is a natural tendency to see | | | | see evil everywhere and villains lurking behind every |
| only what we expect to see and ignore everything | | | | corner. I wonder what they were taught as children. |
| else. Amongst scientists, they have very elaborate | | | | While some movements seek to overthrow others, |
| systems called 'blinds and double blinds' to make sure | | | | the New Thought Movement is radically gentler than |
| this doesn't happen. | | | | that. You see, New Thought adherents really do see |
| But amongst the world at large, there's nothing to | | | | good in the world and its people everywhere they |
| protect us from seeing whatever it is we think we're | | | | look, so they feel no need to overthrow or destroy |
| going to see, regardless of what's right in front of | | | | anyone or anything. In the wake of catastrophe they |
| our noses. For example, if you believe that human | | | | see people pulling together to support one another. |
| beings are born into original sin and are inherently evil, | | | | In the face of doom they see people banding |
| then you're going to see proof of that everywhere. | | | | together to protect one another. In every situation |
| Everywhere you look you're going to see examples | | | | you can always find the good in people if that's what |
| of people being evil, because that is what you | | | | you're looking for. |
| expect to see. | | | | Over the last 150 years the New Thought Movement |
| This is the core shift the New Thought Movement is | | | | has set about changing society by inspiring subtle |
| hitting the world with: People are inherently good... | | | | changes to our core philosophies from within. In 1948 |
| You See What You Are Taught to See | | | | New Thought Adherents were instrumental in the |
| One of the great things about life is how perfectly | | | | passing of the United Nations' "Universal Declaration |
| our expectations seem to line up with reality. There's | | | | of Human Rights" which insures equal rights across |
| no getting around it, if you think everyone is evil and | | | | genders and race for all human beings. |
| out to get you, then that's what you're going to be | | | | First we had to see the good in ourselves, then the |
| seeing everywhere you go. | | | | good in the people all around us, from there we were |
| Imagine a world where 60% of the world's religions | | | | able to make it into a global law. As equality has |
| teach children that they are born sinners in a world of | | | | replaced slavery, little by little the idea of original |
| sinners under the rule of an angry wrathful God. | | | | goodness is replacing original sin and the |
| What do you think those children will see in the world | | | | consciousness of civilization is evolving. A world |
| around them as they go through life? If we raise | | | | where people see and bring out the good in one |
| them to believe that they are evil people born into a | | | | another is closer than you might think... |
| world of evil people, there is no doubt they will see | | | | After all, just 160 years ago we still thought slavery |
| evil all around them. | | | | was an okay thing to do, now it's a distant memory. |
| Now, imagine a world where children are taught that | | | | We've already grown a lot as a species, and we're |
| they are born glorious and divine beings in a world of | | | | only just now at the beginning of all the wonderful |
| glorious and divine beings watched over by a divine | | | | things yet to come! |
| and benevolent God. What sort of world will they | | | | |