The Secret
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The Secret is a movie (and book) created in 2006 that focuses on interviews and dramatizations that rationalize the New Age idea of the Law of Attraction. Various knock-off products such as books and pamphlets have also been produced. The Secret was originally marketed using a viral campaign until it was featured on Oprah and went mainstream. Since then, the promoters of the movie assure us, people have made remarkable transformations that continue to baffle the so-called "scientists." Which, being translated from the curious lingo of pseudoscience-pushing quacks, means that people have been dumping countless amounts of money, time and effort into the hopeless and selfish belief that if they ask for it hard enough then the universe will magically grant them their every wish and desire. Author Rhonda Byrne explains carefully that "Imperfect thoughts are the cause of humanity's ills", that "The only reason any person does not have enough money is because they are blocking money from coming to them with their thoughts", and that "You cannot 'catch' anything unless you think you can" -- this last may be why infants and toddlers, who don't know what illness is, are universally immune to all sickness.
[edit] Scientific consensus
Scholarly consensus has held that applying the theories of the The Secret is about as effective as an air conditioner on Pluto a highly successful method of achieving one's goals.