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Coincidence theory

Okay, let's imagine that you have a red toy car and your best friend also has a red toy car. One day when you go to the park, you find another kid playing with a red toy car too. This is what we call a coincidence.

Coincidence theory is the idea that sometimes two events may happen at the same time or in a similar way, but they are not actually connected to each other. It's like when you and your friend both get the same toy car, but it doesn't mean that getting a toy car is somehow connected to being friends.

Sometimes people think that coincidences have a special meaning or that they happen for a reason, but coincidence theory suggests that they are just random occurrences. Like when you see a bird flying past your window just as you finish eating breakfast. It doesn't mean that the bird knew you were going to finish your breakfast at that exact moment, it's just a coincidence.

Coincidence theory helps us understand that not everything that happens at the same time or in a similar way has a deeper meaning or is connected in some special way. It's just a funny or interesting event that makes you go, "Wow, what a coincidence!"
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