coincidences

So yesterday I was watching the Office, as I do most days, and it was an episode where Dwight was wearing a Cornell Sweatshirt as he wanted to apply there. Later when i went to the store, I saw a kid with a Cornell Sweatshirt on. Then, the same day, I was watching another episode where Michael...

Possibly (likely) because I purposely take in large quantities of information on general principles and a great number of topics, I frequently find myself with data that is supported within a day or two of my finding it and seeing unexpected support of it. Last night, for example, I was...

I've been obsessing about death lately. My wife is very spiritual, and yesterday she said, "Why don't you ask my mom (deceased, lived with us for years) for help? I know you're a skeptic, but it doesn't cost you anything". My wife then told me she gets signs from her mom all the time, mostly in...

I've seen at least two people who were promoting conspiracy theories say this (two that I can clearly recall right now) and I've probably heard similar sentiments expressed on several other occasions. It seems like a strange belief to me. It's one thing to argue that a particular set of facts...

Mainly for fun but some weird stuff! http://www.cracked.com/article_18421_6-insane-coincidences-you-wont-believe-actually-happened.html

Ok when I was 12 years old I was at a fellow students house and this was strange in and of itself. I didn't particularly like the kid who lived there. His father was friendly though and when he saw me and his son waling together he invited me in. He got to talking about the Pacific theater...

My mother (believer of many a woo-woo claim) recently said "I don't believe in coincidences. Everything happens for a reason." This got me thinking. That really is one of the main reasons people fall for paranormal and supernatural claims. They see something which reminds them of something else...

I keep making these small observations... Like the one that people with a wooish mindset does not seem to believe in coincidences. :confused: Things never just happen, everything has a meaning to it, if there's a coincidence that in any way can be related to you, then it's not a coincidence, it...

This comes from a discussion I had earlier today. A little old atheist lady has a cat she loves very much. One night, the cat somehow gets out of the house, but the lady doesn't know it until the next day. The cat has been gone for hours by the time she realizes it. She's distraught...

Okay, first a little background. There is a book called "A Treasure's Trove" which tells the story of a woodcutter named Zac who is married to a half-fairy named Ana. Bear with me. The story is really a neat little fairy tale about an evil blight that turned the forest insects into jewels...

Is anybody aware of any investigations into the so-called amazing coincidences of twins reared apart? I'm mainly referring to shared experiences that don't seem dependent on genetic predispositions, such as marrying spouses with identical names, or having children with identical names, etc. (The...

What's the most wierd coincidence you've ever had? Ever had a case where 10-coincidences happened back to back and seemed totally rationally linked and yet they turned out to be coincidences? How long before Coincidence is not coincidence? Tell me your stories -INRM