JackJack Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 This is just a general question. How many coinsedences(sp) must one have, before they see that maybe some things are not coinsedences, but more of a gut instinct? I think we all have had gut instincts on things as we all have had coinsedences arise in our life as well. But, what if it seemed everything that happned in our life we thought as just a coinsedence, instead of a gut instinct that something was up or wrong in our life? How would you determine when its gut instinct and a coinsedence, if you felt your life was always coinsedental with things?
JamesM Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 That may be a general question, but can you explain what you are getting at?
Author JackJack Posted September 12, 2006 Author Posted September 12, 2006 That may be a general question, but can you explain what you are getting at? I know what I'm trying to say, but having a hard time trying to put in to words what I'm trying to say, LOL. Hmmm? Lets say, that alot of times something arises in someones life, they feel that their gut instinct tells them something is wrong, odd etc. But then they just chalk it up to things being a coinsedence, and that their gut instinct was wrong. Even though they never followed through with whether or not their gut instinct was wrong or not. Its not about me, it's a bout a buddy of mine who feels this way. I understand what he is trying to say but having a hard time trying to word it here. I wonder if his counselor put this in is head. He told me that there have been 3-4 things that have happened in the past 2-3 years in his relationship and his counslor tells him most are coinsedences. How can he make that call, if he himself doesn't even know for sure, whats going on?
blind_otter Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 I think the difference between a habitual pattern and a series of conicidences, is that once a habitual pattern gets rolling, you start to recognize it and respond to it, even on a subconscious level. Thus the "gut instinct" phenomena, which IMO is just the individual recognizing the transition from "random coincidental occurances" to "habitual pattern of behavior that can be consciously altered in some way." Now that made less sense than the question, didn't it.
Adunaphel Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 I've learnt that when my gut instinct tells me that a coincidence is not really a coincidence, it is usually worth listening. As a very personal general rule (how's that for an oxymoron?) any coincidence that looks like an omen is usually just a coincidence, while any coincidence that looks like concrete evidence should be taken seriously and investigated further. I'm being pretty banal, but I just wanted to share.
Author JackJack Posted September 13, 2006 Author Posted September 13, 2006 Thanks blind and Adunaphel. It made sense. I wasn't sure if what I was trying to say made sense, I hate it when that happens. You know what you want to say or are trying to say but not sure how to word it.
SoCalCatman72 Posted September 13, 2006 Posted September 13, 2006 As they say at Annapolis, Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times or more is enemy action.
Author JackJack Posted September 13, 2006 Author Posted September 13, 2006 wtf are you talking about? I honestly have no clue some days.
abitconfused Posted September 14, 2006 Posted September 14, 2006 I will take it a step further. Anyone ever think something else is playing a factor in your life? Well explain this coincidence. I really wanted to be with this girl. She was giving me attention. I would go out of my way to see her. She has a fiancee that treats her like crap so we would talk alot. These are some things that happened. When going to see her I struck a dog and damaged my truck. When I tried to have a serious talk with her at work, on several occasions, we got extreamly busy and it was delayed or the meaning was lost. Other things too. She was locked from her apt with out her house keys. So she sat waiting for her other half's mom to show up with a key for hours. We never got together that day and things have not been right between us ever since. Like some other force was trying to prevent me from having the realtionship. I believe its true.
RecordProducer Posted September 14, 2006 Posted September 14, 2006 When you mispell a word ten times, it's not a concidence, right? You don't know how to spell it. Same with other things in life; when something happens over and over again, there must be a pattern.
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