But how many potential low probability coincidences were there that could have occurred? The probability of some low probability event occurring is high!
On Sep 12, 2008, at 1:33 AM, Allen Esterson wrote: > Re synchronicity: > > TIPSters will have noticed that, out of the several hundreds of > possibilities, the first three respondees on this topic were all of > the > same name. > > I expect Jung would have had an explanation of why this should be > the case > when the topic just happens to be "synchronicity". Or rather, I > suspect he > might have said that this was most likely a "meaningful" event. > > Dredging up my recollection of basic probability theory, on the > assumption > there are 50 active TIPSters of whom 5 are called Michael, I make the > probability of this occurring 0.001. > > Incidentally, when Jung decided a coincidence of events was an > example of > synchronicity, is there any way to refute his contention? Or is it > just a > matter of personal preference: I rather like that explanation, so I'll > believe it to be so. Paul Brandon 10 Crown Hill Lane Mankato, MN 56001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
