Everyone who is looking for financial gains, it just does not neccessarily mean its there number one priority. it would actually be the poor that would use AFL to better their financial status. there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. All the rich that you refer to already had the money before they came across AFL, so in actual fact it would seem that they would be using it to better other areas in their lives, wouldnt you agree. Could it be that its because your using AFL to better your financial situation you think that the rich is doing the same thing, why would they? they already have the money. They spend alot of their energy creating that money for themselves that maybe they are lacking in other areas in their lives, things like their relationships with other people or their partner, their social skills,therefor use it for other than what you think they are using AFL for.
What we do in any given situation, the person next to you might not do it the same way or use it the same way as you.
The world is as it is, just is. The thing is is that we as humans, through our senses percieve the world different according to our beliefs which forms the world within and we project that world within onto the physical world through our actions and the world changes accordingly.
Me personally I dont believe there is a god so im not going to go there with the religion or AFL questions that you were after cause some might get offended. So Im going to repect their beliefs and keep that one to myself but that doesnt mean that I wouldve sat here and bagged religion and god,
If the tap isnt leaking why fix it?
If it works then let it work, why question it? question it if it doesnt so that you can find a way to make the tap work so that you can have running water.
If your so concerned with all the poor people in the world, you have a great tool with you now(AFL) use it to your advantage and then find a way to contribute to those you think are in need of your help. and if your thinking of introducing them to AFL concepts then no one is going to stop you, having said that Ill tell you this aswell, the only way for you to be successful at doing that is that you are successful with AFL yourself. Make it work for yourself and you will find the best way for you to contribute to them.
oh and yes you can turn someone evil around. the question is, Do they think that they are evil for them to change to being good and would they want to change. If they dont want to change then you cant change them, but if they wanted to they could. and they just might not want to change cause they dont think what they are doing is evil, to them thats how life is. its their perception of the world against yours, to them who do you think is going to win? they will, so fat chance changing them.

The many silly ideas floating out there that have been created only to make their creators rich has become a belief to you, have you taken that belief of yours through the inquiry process?

ps. find out as much info as you can about the relationship between ur conscious mind and ur sub-conscious mind. Doing it for yourself would give you a much more understanding of it all, and you will see the difference between AFL and what was being taught through religion that you are looking for..

gatta jet
take care

[This message has been edited by liuaki_F (edited March 13, 2006).]