tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7851418.post109270254830413441..comments2023-09-03T08:11:21.595-04:00Comments on Transcendental Musings: Coincidence? I think not!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01239198273681288577noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7851418.post-1092832795005414412004-08-18T07:39:00.000-05:002004-08-18T07:39:00.000-05:00Oh, you go, Maggie O! I know this doesn't sound r...Oh, you go, Maggie O! I know this doesn't sound really intellectual or even highly philosophical,or particularly theological, however, sometimes you just know what you know what you know...it is that some of us alot of the time just seem bent on doubting. Instead of enjoying the intriguing parts of mystery<br />and giving faith a little room to grow, a person may instead<br />rather enjoy just believing everything is just coincidence or<br />chance and never take the "chance" of stepping out and trusting<br />with faith. You do, Maggie! Don't let anyone or anything ever<br />take that from you! :)Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06562238352430577651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7851418.post-1092801786345155472004-08-17T23:03:00.000-05:002004-08-17T23:03:00.000-05:00I did forget to mention in my blog entry that I wo...I did forget to mention in my blog entry that I work in a town that is 30 minutes from the town in which I live, so just "bumping into" someone in a store in a town 30 miles from where they live is indeed not an every day occurrance. <br /><br />If you want to be a skeptic I will allow that. But you should allow me my faith then as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239198273681288577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7851418.post-1092790417436735942004-08-17T19:53:00.000-05:002004-08-17T19:53:00.000-05:00I am somewhat skeptical about your anecdotes provi...I am somewhat skeptical about your anecdotes proving that there is no such thing as chance. For instance, your story about meeting an acquaintance at the grocery store does not seem all that extraordinary. That is, unless they just happened to be passing through the area from way out of town and decided to stop at the store while they were waiting for the next plane. Is it possible that your acquaintence shops at the same grocery as you do quite frequently because they live in the same area? <br /><br />I do have a bias toward statistics and probability though, at least as far as explaining some chance events. I don't claim any sort of elegant counter argument, but you might want to think about certain kinds of explanation for chance events that may still fit well with your religious beliefs.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303928618967944030noreply@blogger.com