Coincidence Skepticism
Commenters debate whether a series of events or observations in the article are mere coincidences or suggestive of intentional patterns, often referencing statistical illusions like clustering and synchronicity.
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Let's talk coincidences then
Could this not just be a coincidence?
Is not this same as coincidence?
The odds that this is a coincidence are approaching 0.
Yes, that would be quite the "coincidence", wouldn't it?
That is quite coincidental.
Surely just a coincidence. Given the topic and current events, the chance of this happening randomly is quite high.
Yes, it's a coincidence, that's why I find it curious :)
Guess it's just part of the lattice of coincidence.
Probably not a coincidence. There's noticing, and then there's noticing ;)