"Are Coincidences Real?" Essay on Aeson
The red wheelbarrow of consciousness, glazed with rainwater, beside the white chickens of experience. It simply doesn’t compute that it all adds up to nothing. In fact, when someone asks about “the meaning of life,” aren’t they really asking about “the meaning of consciousness”? What does this complicated, personality-filled life experience mean? W
... See moreRainn Wilson • Soul Boom
Our lives really do seem strange and mysterious when you look back on them. Filled with unbelievably bizarre coincidences and unpredictable, zigzagging developments. While they are unfolding, it’s hard to see anything weird about them, no matter how closely you pay attention to your surroundings. In the midst of the everyday, these things may strik
... See moreHaruki Murakami • Killing Commendatore: A novel
Finding meaning in something random was described by researchers as an important factor in the formation of paranormal and delusional beliefs, and has been found to be implicated in vulnerability to schizophrenia.
Dr. Hannah Rose • The Dangers of Apophenia: Not Everything Happens for a Reason
And as far as coincidence is concerned, it’s never a question of believing in it or not. The whole world is a coincidence.