Van: Integral World [newsletter@integralworld.net] Verzonden: maandag 27 december 2010 20:34 Aan: f.visser3@upcmail.nl Onderwerp: [personal] Intentionality and Synchronicity INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST =========================== http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 341 Amsterdam, December 27th, 2010 APOPHENIA AND THE INTENTIONALITY FALLACY - Why License Plates are Not Messages from the Beyond - David and Andrea Lane I appreciate Elliot Benjamin's recent attempt to justify his belief in mysterious synchronicities and his elaborations on why his personal experiences do not seem to be the result of Littlewood's Law of Miracles or even Desultory Decussation. I agree with him, in part, because a close analysis of his license plate encounters clearly points to an easier, even more rudimentary, explanation for the phenomenon. Contrary to what Elliot Benjamin may wish to argue, the details he presents shows quite clearly that the major factor determining these so-called “spiritual” intersections is his own desire to find meaning in seemingly random events. Quite frankly, Elliot is projecting and transferring his own intentions upon a series of license plates and then deriving some purpose or design as to why those letters or numbers have some special significance. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/lane17.html An ADDTHIS button has been placed at the top-left of the homepage, so you can send this site to your social neworks friends easily. If you know other people interested in this Integral World Newsletter, please forward this mail to them. Thanks. To SUBSCRIBE to this Integral World Newsletter or change your email address, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/pommo/user/subscribe.php