If anything is a coincidence, then everything must be; And if everything is coincidence, then surely nothing really happens by chance.
“Jung’s theory of synchronicity, or meaningful coincidence suggests that the meaning of a coincidence is subjective and can be evaluated only by the person experiencing it. Hopcke says that coincidences are important not for what they tell us about the world that is beyond our purview but for what they tell us about ourselves, our dreams, desires, and concerns.”
‘Coincidence is the noteworthy alignment of two or more events or circumstances without obvious causal connection. The word is derived from the Latin co- (“in”, “with”, “together”) and incidere (“to fall on”).
The index of coincidence can be used to analyze whether two events are related. A coincidence does not prove a relationship, but related events may be expected to have a higher index of coincidence. From a statistical perspective, coincidences are inevitable and often less remarkable than they may appear intuitively. The odds that two people share a birthday, for example, reaches 50% with a group of just 22[1] (see the Birthday paradox).’
A coincidence is NOT thinking about your friend and running into them that afternoon.
A coincidence IS thinking about your long lost friend and having them ring the second you were about to pick up the phone and ring them yourself.
