Some of us have had experiences or occurrences in our lives (no matter how we try) that we can't explain. We could put them down to colossal, astronomical coincidences but these occurances are so pointed in their timing that would be ridiculous. I've had three.
Hence, we might not be able to explain it or understand it, but there's something or someone out there exercising influence over our lives when we need it in my opinion. Thats not a popular opinion on here of course. For the record, I'm not a chuch goer.
The statement relies on subjective experience and personal interpretation, so while it may feel deeply meaningful to the individual, it can be analyzed logically and scientifically to explain why such occurrences might not indicate an external force.
The human brain is wired to find meaning in randomness. This is called apophenia, where we see patterns or connections that don't actually exist. Confirmation bias also plays a role—people remember the remarkable coincidences but ignore the countless times nothing significant happened.
Given enough events in a person's life, improbable things are bound to happen just by chance. The law of large numbers explains that if you flip a coin enough times, you'll eventually get ten heads in a row. It seems incredible, but given enough trials, it's statistically inevitable.
People also tend to reinterpret past events to fit a narrative. If something happens that aligns with a strong emotional moment, like needing help in a crisis, the brain assigns extra significance to it after the fact. This is hindsight bias and selective memory at work.
There is no verifiable scientific mechanism that would allow a higher power or force to intervene in specific human lives at precise moments. If an unknown force were acting on people's lives, we would expect repeatable, measurable evidence—not isolated anecdotes.
Everyone experiences odd, seemingly impossible coincidences. This suggests they are just part of life's randomness rather than meaningful interventions. If these events were truly directed by an external force, why are they often trivial or inconsistent instead of universally impactful?
The feeling that "something or someone is out there influencing us" is a common human intuition, but it does not hold up under critical analysis. What feels like divine intervention or fate is better explained as psychological biases, probability, and selective memory rather than actual external control.