"Could that possibly be true?"
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understandinguncertainty.org was produced by the Winton programme for the public understanding of risk based in the Statistical Laboratory in the University of Cambridge. The aim was to help improve the way that uncertainty and risk are discussed in society, and show how probability and statistics can be both useful and entertaining.
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One night my then-wife told me a story about a spiritual experience she once had. It was a strange and vivid story that involved her (and the people with her) feeling that she was emitting or transferring what could be called a "divine energy."
She left the room, and I puzzled over it. I was sure she was telling the truth about what it felt like to her, but she made no claims about whether it was "real" or not. But I wondered: could that possibly be true?
As I pondered this, I was setting the clock radio alarm. I always use a music station as the alarm, and always flick the radio on for just a moment to check the volume. In that particular moment, I heard a bit of a lyric. I didn't even grasp what I had heard until after I had turned the radio off. What I heard was a woman singing: "Yes, it's true."
I've had other coincidences, but that's the one that sent chills up my spine.
Date submitted:Wed, 24 Feb 2016 05:46:58 +0000Coincidence ID:8439
