Uncanny coincidence or what?

This is an atypical, off-the-cuff post for me. I feel compelled to do it for my own sanity, hoping that I'm seeing too much into much ado about nothing.

I'm sorry to send members, helter skelter, around the forum, but I must cross reference two other threads which brought me here. Also, I apologise for continuing the Covid saga, I'm pretty sick of it all and had no intention of perpetuating the subject.

It all starts a few days ago with a topic I hadn't intended to reply to for want of an educated response.

JBurns's thread about deciding to be vaccinated:
www.abovetopsecret.com...

Then, earlier today, I watched the video posted in zandra's thread about an interview with Dr. McCullough about the risks of the vaccines:

www.abovetopsecret.com...

Afterwards, I felt an overwhelming urge to direct JBurns to this video. So far, so good.

In my mental gymnastics of formulating a reply to our friend, I wanted to use the word 'myriad'. Having had a bit of a brain fart, I needed to look up the word's form and use.

From the search results, I randomly clicked on:

www.merriam-webster.com...-1

I scrolled down a bit and found some examples of the word's use in a sentence.

This is where I had a massive WTF moment, which I'm still struggling to make sense of. I don't want to influence opinions, so have a look at what I found without adding my opinion:

Examples of myriad in a Sentence
Noun
Mr. McCullough hails Adams for being uncannily prescient … foreseeing a myriad of developments, from the difficulty of defeating the British … to the divisive consequences of slavery.
— Michiko Kakutani, New York Times, 22 May 2001

I have no idea what the quote is about, but two things stood out to me (bolded), which froze my blood.

Is this just an uncanny coincidence, or is there some deeper meaning... maybe for JBurns or all of us?

Sorry for the weirdness. It's 4am and I need to sleep on this.

Personally , I’m not a big believer in coincidences …but I am a big believer in “signs “. … I’d say that’s a sign to listen to what the Dr McCullough has to say .

a reply to: Encia22

I don't think that Mr. David McCullough and Dr. Peter McCullough are the same person.

The quote from the dictionary is from a NYTimes review of a book about John Adams, the founder that time forgot.



see: en.wikipedia.org...(book)

I guess you have to type the [ _(book) ] part manually.

originally posted by: pthena
a reply to: Encia22

I don't think that Mr. McCullough and Dr. Peter McCullough are the same person.

The quote from the dictionary is from a NYTimes review of a book about John Adams, the founder that time forgot.

Yes, I know. The coincidence or sign for me is the same particular name appearing within a short span of time, and when searching for something I intended to use to direct JBurns to the video. It's not your typical Smith or Jones... I can't even pronounce it.

Uncanny coincidence or what?

Coincidence does not exist , only the Laws of Probability at work .

a reply to: Meldionne1

a reply to: Encia22

Kind of funny.

But I used the word "myriad" in a post on a thread tonight here: myriad.


Coincidence?

It's the singularity nexus thingy...

originally posted by: Encia22
This is an atypical, off-the-cuff post for me. I feel compelled to do it for my own sanity, hoping that I'm seeing too much into much ado about nothing.

I'm sorry to send members, helter skelter, around the forum, but I must cross reference two other threads which brought me here. Also, I apologise for continuing the Covid saga, I'm pretty sick of it all and had no intention of perpetuating the subject.

It all starts a few days ago with a topic I hadn't intended to reply to for want of an educated response.

JBurns's thread about deciding to be vaccinated:
www.abovetopsecret.com...

Then, earlier today, I watched the video posted in zandra's thread about an interview with Dr. McCullough about the risks of the vaccines:

www.abovetopsecret.com...

Afterwards, I felt an overwhelming urge to direct JBurns to this video. So far, so good.

In my mental gymnastics of formulating a reply to our friend, I wanted to use the word 'myriad'. Having had a bit of a brain fart, I needed to look up the word's form and use.

From the search results, I randomly clicked on:

www.merriam-webster.com...-1

I scrolled down a bit and found some examples of the word's use in a sentence.

This is where I had a massive WTF moment, which I'm still struggling to make sense of. I don't want to influence opinions, so have a look at what I found without adding my opinion:

Examples of myriad in a Sentence
Noun
Mr. McCullough hails Adams for being uncannily prescient … foreseeing a myriad of developments, from the difficulty of defeating the British … to the divisive consequences of slavery.
— Michiko Kakutani, New York Times, 22 May 2001

I have no idea what the quote is about, but two things stood out to me (bolded), which froze my blood.

Is this just an uncanny coincidence, or is there some deeper meaning... maybe for JBurns or all of us?

Sorry for the weirdness. It's 4am and I need to sleep on this.

No problem it's 11:42pm in Pittsburgh.


Not Wierdos.
Just another WTF and its also late! 😊
Not feeling decisive. 🤗

Most times all threads and posts are a piece of the puzzle that needs to be combined and evaluated to find the whole truth. There are always two sides of a coin, but it takes both sides to make a real coin.

Synchronicity and synchromysticism are two concepts you might want to look into after this experience. Have fun!

a reply to: Encia22

I sent that same video to my friends and family today. That is a top notch Doctor. People should listen up. I hope JBurns and others listen up. I added to my email as a foot note. I dont care if it becomes mandatory. They will have to stick it in my dead body

If anyone cares, there is a must see interview of Dr. Peter McCullough. It can be found by following the onion bhajis link on the first page of the saving India thread. It’s halfway down the page the kinky takes you to. It’s 1 hour and 47 minutes long. This guy is a true ambassador of old school ethics done right.

In a Universe of infinite possibilities random coincidences occur.

Unless this is true Synchronicity then that is upon the view or experiencer typically.

nvm

a reply to: Encia22

I love it when stuff like this happens. Always feels really super important. Follow the white rabbit kind of stuff, lol.

But also I always think of F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby in relation to stuff like this, "coincidences" or "synchronicity."

In The Great Gatsby, a man named Wilson witnesses a series of events which convinces him that Gatsby killed his wife (she died in a hit and run accident if I recall correctly). In reality, Gatsby was not the killer... but for me, the great takeaway from the book was that sometimes the universe, chance, or your own brain, can synchronize a bunch of events to create a story that isn't true and sometimes you can't even help it. Like if you were Wilson you would have believed that Gatsby was the killer too... that's the whole danger of it all, and was the most important message of the book for me.

Anyway, in your case it doesn't seem life threatening to anybody. I say go for the ride, have fun with it, follow your heart. And thanks for sharing it!

a reply to: geezlouise

sometimes the universe, chance, or your own brain, can synchronize a bunch of events to create a story that isn't true

I haven't read The Great Gatsby but I did read a lot of Philip K. Dick. I did a thread that touches on that theme.
The Irony and the Ecstasy

The speech that I linked to is a dead link now.

a reply to: pthena

I love this quote: "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away," by Philip K Dick.

I really enjoyed the entire thread, thank you for sharing it.

Philip K Dick is like Wilson from The Great Gatsby, being caught up in this web of "coincidence" he finds himself suddenly trapped in this wild belief that he's actually living in 50 AD.

And there's this idea that no one is really immune to this sort of thing, no matter how aware you think yourself. Even people who never took acid or any mind altering drugs, lol. And it happens on the smaller scales too, like tiny small belief traps that you fall into which doesn't match reality. It's one of my favorite themes, lol. In some cases it leads to self serving prophecies I think, in which untrue tiny beliefs dictate your behavior in such a way where you being to subconsciously manipulate your environment to give you reinforcing evidence so that you can continue to feel like your belief is true. Bias confirmation and all that. There's so much!

I'll have to read some Philip K Dick.

a reply to: Encia22

Fascinating post Encia22!!! That is strange..you will have my hunting for these occurrences all night now

Will give a better reply when I have something half way intelligent to add

a reply to: JBurns

Thanks, JBurns. I'm glad you came to visit!

I still don't know what to make of the events. I've had some great replies so far and it could be anything from synchronicity to probabilities to just my imagination unleashed.

In any case and in all fairness, I feel I need to point you to another island of thought about the good doctor, with an opinion of another good doctor right here on ATS.

If you haven't followed the long-running Covid thread, have a look at TheAMEDDDoc's reply at the top of page 228 regarding that video:

www.abovetopsecret.com...