Was this God sent?
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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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Ten years ago at the age of fifty I decided to become confirmed in the Christian faith. I didn't have a bible so went to buy one. Whilst on the way to town my husband and I passed a bric a brac shop we'd never been in before and decided to have a look in. Whilst in there I spotted a really nice bible in good condition so thought I'd buy it. When I went to enquire about the price the man said he couldn't sell it to me, I was disappointed but that was that. However, just as I was about to leave the shop he called after me, 'I can't sell it to you because it's a Gideon Bible and I'm not allowed to sell it but you can have it for nothing.' What we are calling coincidence here I've always thought as a little gift from God and the thought has always thrilled me to bits.
Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:58:16 +0000Coincidence ID:3590
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