i do not think that positive thinking in it self is a wrong thing, but in my opinion it has to be in moderation.
there are situations where positive thinking can be useful. what comes to mind to me would be such things as medical operations which have a low succes-rate. im not just writing about the patient, but also relatives and the ones doing the procedure. the idea that they will do their best to make the operation a succes, even when the odds are against them, would be benificial.
granted, there are numbers involved which can prepare the patient and relative for an unsuccesfull operation and the doctors performing the operation are aware of the odds, which to them mean that they shouldn't take the operation lightly. so we shouldn't call this blind positive thinking, but this does begs a question.
When would such thinking (positive or negative) be considered blind?
Not everything can be "dumbed-down" to simple numbers, unexpected factors can play a huge role in the outcome. Even if statiscally something is likely to happen, it does not mean it will happen.
there are situations where positive thinking can be useful. what comes to mind to me would be such things as medical operations which have a low succes-rate. im not just writing about the patient, but also relatives and the ones doing the procedure. the idea that they will do their best to make the operation a succes, even when the odds are against them, would be benificial.
granted, there are numbers involved which can prepare the patient and relative for an unsuccesfull operation and the doctors performing the operation are aware of the odds, which to them mean that they shouldn't take the operation lightly. so we shouldn't call this blind positive thinking, but this does begs a question.
When would such thinking (positive or negative) be considered blind?
Not everything can be "dumbed-down" to simple numbers, unexpected factors can play a huge role in the outcome. Even if statiscally something is likely to happen, it does not mean it will happen.