www.3rsblog.com/2014/02/book-talk-coincidence-by-jw-ironmonger.html
Coincidence hangs on a central theme of philosophical debate: Is the world random? Do we truly have free will, or is what we do part of a predetermined plan? Are "coincidences" a product of a human need to ascribe meaning and connection to events, or do they have inherent meaning of their own?