I think about syncronicity when it happens - I don't anticipate it.Originally Posted by Mulder
Anyway, could you work out the probability of this:
I went to Tasmania to see the little town I was born in and where I spent the first year of my life. Upon arriving I found myself booked into the hospital I was born which had since been converted into a private hotel.
Then armed with nothing more than a photo of the house I'd lived in (no address) I approach the first Taxi Cab driver I see and ask if he recognizes the house in the photo .
The driver is rather taken aback because it turns out that it is his house
He not only drove me there gratis he invited me in and showed me around.
The towns population was approx 20,000. So was this a highly improbable coincidence or not?
I wonder if it might be more accurate to say that when you recognise a coincidence in your life, you wonder if it is a sychronicity. Others might simply say 'that was an interesting coincidence' and then forget it.
In my experience, whenever someone hears about synchronicities for the first time, they start reporting them all the time (for a while anyway). It forms a strong connection in your brain.
I agree it was improbable. But all that means is you might have to wait longer for it to happen, not that it is impossible or paranormal.So was this a highly improbable coincidence or not?
How many coincidences as improbable as this happen in a typical person's lifetime?
I'm guessing no one has researched this, unless someone knows better. You might be able to model it mathematically, though.
Maybe we need a rhetorical question smiley ...
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