Coincidence is just the word we use when we have not yet discovered the cause. It's an illusion of the human mind, a way of saying, 'I don't know why this happened this was, and I have no intention of finding out.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Coincidence is defined as an unexplained cause, dismissed by the mind as random. It reveals our reluctance to seek true explanations.
- In plain terms
- Coincidence is what we call things we don't bother to explain.
- What can you take from it?
- Stop calling things coincidences; seek the real causes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How often do you dismiss events as coincidence?
- What would you investigate more?
Another view
Not every event has a discoverable cause.
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