What if there are no coincidences?
I first came across this line in the N Shyamalan’s movie ‘Signs’. And since then it’s kinda stuck at the back of my mind. There have been numerous occasions when certain events that have occurred, have strengthened my belief in this particular line. The events can be so trivial like remembering a friend and getting a call from him to as vague as thinking of an exotic country to visit and actually watching tourism feature on the same country on BBC that very night. There are more such uncanny events but I can’t recollect them now.
Now getting back to the quote, I must confess, the true depth of the quote hasn’t still sunk in. I really can’t explain to myself what the statement conveys or how it can be interpreted, accepted and not clash with my other belief like nothing in life can be planned for and the scientific concept of entropy. Still with me???
What is coincidence? It is an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental. But if there are no coincidences than that would mean that every event is a predetermined outcome. And hence every thing in this universe has a path predefined.
If one agrees with this than the proposition in the quote is valid. Nothing happens randomly. Things occur because they have to and everything that happens is linked to what will happen and what has already occurred.
But the concept of entropy says that every entity tends towards more randomness. So in my case I have inclinations to believe in both these contradictory notions.
What do think? Does this give you some food for thought, or do you think I am a whacko?
On that note, I shall bid you goodbye. Till next time, keep the faith!
Very interesting that you bring this up.. Quantitatively speaking, yes every entity plots a time space graph based on that Newton’s laws of motion
Hence, mathematically every action is determinable. But yes, the disorder that you speak about is embodies in the Heisenberg’s uncertainity principle where the space time divide becomes fuzzy at sub atomic levels where the speed of entities reaches the speed of photons.
As for you speak of coincidences, a far more relevant question is “What are thoughts?” Talking of them are extensions of actions out of humans (hence coming under of the purview of the Newton’s laws as an external force causing the action), they are again determinable.
Probably Freudian principles too need to be factored in.
Interesting views… More food for thought… Will need to read up on Sigmund Freud