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# This Weeks Discussion Theme: [Consoom Coincidence] (https://take.supersurvey.com/resultsQ09RWJOUO)
   
   
   
In this weekly we CONSSOOOOM coincidence!
   
   
   
“A coincidence is a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances that have no apparent causal connection with one another.” - Oxford Dictionary of English
   
   
   
   
   
There sure are a lot of coincidences echoed throughout history. But there seems to be no connection between these events or actors. The world is sure quirky with this whole social entropy thing. Just like the big bang if you think about it. Random events with no rhyme or reason. Yeah, some say there are clear patterns to things. Like a small group of the same kin dominating a specific industry, a financial system, or political positions. Don’t concern yourself about coincidences. Humans are just, you know really good at seeing patterns. Sometimes we see a face in a cloud, but it doesn't mean there is a face there, right? Why don’t you just buy some video games, enjoy watching some TV, let your wife go out on a date with her boyfriend, or simply just consume product and then get excited for next products? There is no way a small group of people could control the free and well-educated western world. That’s why we have democracy and diversity. They are our greatest strengths and allow us to have the greatest of allies. Anything else is just a coincidence.
   
   
   
   
Discussion ideas:
* Share a coincidence you have observed.
* Suggest ways to talk about ‘coincidences’ without seeming like a distasteful contrarian to the average person.
* To “call a spade a spade” in person or online is a dangerous act whether in a post-ironic context or objective truth. Why has the western world drifted so far from the principle of free speech?
   
   
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The Bible is not The Right Hand Path (1st half) - Southern Israelite [33.12] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DVZLEOvevo&t=61s
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The Bible is not the Right Hand Path (2nd half) - Southern Israelite [28.02]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOSuxsc9GJk
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F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote "the truest sign of intelligence is the ability to entertain two contradictory ideas simultaneously," and Aristotle said "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." Those who are able to refrain from judgement long enough to genuinely research and weigh the evidence from all sides of a given subject are those most likely to arrive at the truth. Those who instantly resort to knee-jerk ridicule and continue to believe whatever they were first taught are those most easily deceived.