The self-help program The Secret assumes that positive thoughts can directly affect physical events in the universe to produce success and other positive outcomes. From a scientific perspective, the _____ is the most important objection to the ideas found in The Secret.
A) emphasis on positive thinking
B) endorsement of the program by Oprah Winfrey
C) implausibility of the idea of the "law of attraction"
D) fact that The Secret has received so much attention

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The idea of the "law of attraction," as presented in The Secret, is not supported by scientific evidence and is therefore highly implausible. This makes it the most important scientific objection to the program's claims. The other answer choices are not relevant objections from a scientific perspective.

The Self-Help Program the Secret Assumes That Positive Thoughts Can