Coincedence

I do NOT believe in coincedenses i think everything happens for a reason and in time we will see why. How about you?

I don't think everything happens for a reason, because I believe that we all have free will, and that we are not governed or influenced by a higher power of any sort. Our own personal decisions affect our lives and the lives of others. Sometimes things work out. Sometimes things don't. Coincidences are ... just coincidences.

Eg: That poor starving orphan in Africa just died. Did that happen for a reason? I'd surely hope not.

:(

Coincidences, for the most part are not random but guided. Saying that there is always an exception to the rule. At times events are or can be mere coincidence

My religion holds that coincidence is the true nature of miracle in this world. And Rainecloud- who's to say it didn't have a purpose. When you stop and recognize that death is nothing to hate or fear, just a natural part of the cycle, and that said orphan's death means nothing bad to the orphan, why can't it have purpose. And, for that matter, an ultimately good result. Besides, this is africa we're talking about- for someone without family, in that environ, death is enviable.

Funny that the first part of the first post I disagree with, but the second part is still completely head on.

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I do NOT believe in think there is something neat about coincedenses i think everything happens for a reason and in time we will see why. How about you?

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I guess I just use a different meaning for 'coincidence'

hmm, i believe its all been planned, weather we have free will or not, there is a higher power (God) who knows what we will do, and what will happen to us

I don't know what I believe, although I've thought baout it a lot. I'm not even sure what it is that I want to believe. Sometimes it seems like there really is no such thing as coincidences, and other times...

This is just the kind of weirdo philosophical type question that gets me frustrated. I'm leaving!

I do believe things happen for a reason, or rather, everything that happens to you or you do will affect your life somehow, even the tiniest things. I'm not religious, but I believe in alternate realities where if you change even the slightest thing if what you do, your whole life may change. It's hard for me to explain. I think there's a book written about it.

That's why if I had the option to go back and time and fix something, I probably never would.

All things have a reason, but the reason is for you to give.

Everything is affected by a direct consequence of your actions/speech, intentions and any past karma catching up with you.

Thus, this is way I see reality.

*meditates*

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My theory: things happen because they do

I believe stuff happens for a reason and all that jazz...

I don't believe anything happens for a reason, as I don't believe in the existence of a higher power necessary for such an argument to be true. I do believe however, that we are all bound to one fate, one possible outcome for our lives, and that free will doesn't exist.

Either could be true, but I don't realy care. It doesn't matter imho.

Coincidences don't happen all the time, so yea, I think they do mean something.

I dont think we choose what we do because we have already made that choice in the future.

Sometimes I think things really are just coincidences. However, I do think that other times, they are guided, at least in part, by a higher force. But...who knows, eh?

I believe

Yeah...coincidences are real. Atleast, I hope so...everything happening for a reason is a scary thought.