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#1 -=ViCtOr=-

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Posted 02 December 2010 - 18:32

Here's a little part of US history which makes you sit up and go hmm...

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost children while living in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.

Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.

Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners.
Both successors were named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.

Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are comprised of fifteen letters.

Lincoln was shot at the theater named "Ford's".
Kennedy was shot in a car called "Lincoln - made by Ford Motor Co".

Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.

Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.

Both John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald were assassinated before their trials.



So what do you guys think?
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#2 Golan

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Posted 02 December 2010 - 19:42

View Post-=ViCtOr=-, on 2 Dec 2010, 18:32, said:

So what do you guys think?

It's a conspiracy. They're out to get you.
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Posted 02 December 2010 - 20:30

lo and behold, the power of the human brain.

this little phenomenon you just displayed has a name. it's called the Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy.

what this means basically is that since the beginning of man, your brain has been pre-programmed to recognize patterns everywhere. this is logical in a natural environment where learning patterns is your main method of surviving your harsh environment. the ability to recognize patterns is deep-rooted in our system and we still employ it everyday in almost all of our actions.

in other words: we are inclined to see matches everywhere and automatically and subconsciously eliminate any mismatches. this makes "facts" like the ones you summed up seem feasible and even a bit scary. here's the truth though: there's a million things these two persons did not have in common yet you (and we, even if we like it or not) can only see those things they do have, making it seem obvious that "they have to be connected in some way!!".

what you showed us is purely a human instinct-survival thing and holds in fact little to no truth or relevance.

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Posted 02 December 2010 - 21:49

It is true though that just because one is paranoid doesn't mean one is wrong. Same applies here.
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Posted 02 December 2010 - 22:06

of course not, never said it means absolutely nothing. it's good to be suspicious and i'd never tell someone they're paranoid for stating such similarities. however, it's important to consider all aspects of things and in this particular case there's little behind it.
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Posted 02 December 2010 - 23:43

I say when you go for conspiracy theories at least have one that has overwhelming evidence and which makes sense. This is just some number-based drivel that doesn't.
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Posted 03 December 2010 - 01:10

I think this is just a coincidence, eh...

View PostChyros, on 3 Dec 2010, 7:43, said:

number-based drivel

10 61 42 47 20 3 9 45 08 47 6 3 7 5 2 11 64...OH GOD THE NUMBERS WHAT ARE SAYING SAYINGGGGGGG?!!?!?
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Posted 03 December 2010 - 05:42

View PostDestiny, on 3 Dec 2010, 12:10, said:

I think this is just a coincidence, eh...

View PostChyros, on 3 Dec 2010, 7:43, said:

number-based drivel

10 61 42 47 20 3 9 45 08 47 6 3 7 5 2 11 64...OH GOD THE NUMBERS WHAT ARE SAYING SAYINGGGGGGG?!!?!?


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Posted 03 December 2010 - 08:09

View PostChyros, on 2 Dec 2010, 23:43, said:

I say when you go for conspiracy theories at least have one that has overwhelming evidence and which makes sense. This is just some number-based drivel that doesn't.

Well now, if there were overwhelming evidence then it wouldn't be much of a secret conspiracy, would it?
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Posted 03 December 2010 - 08:18

View PostGolan, on 3 Dec 2010, 10:09, said:

View PostChyros, on 2 Dec 2010, 23:43, said:

I say when you go for conspiracy theories at least have one that has overwhelming evidence and which makes sense. This is just some number-based drivel that doesn't.

Well now, if there were overwhelming evidence then it wouldn't be much of a secret conspiracy, would it?
No, but the opposition could label it a conspiracy theory, which would in some cases lead to it being rejected solely because of that.
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#11 Kris

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Posted 03 December 2010 - 08:31

As the old saying goes, History repeats itself.







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Posted 16 December 2010 - 21:33

View PostKris, on 3 Dec 2010, 10:31, said:

As the old saying goes, History repeats itself.

Let's see how well that holds in 2046
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Posted 17 December 2010 - 06:54

I've got something like that going for me, I see the nr. 108 everywhere. Creepier still is that 108 is a very important number in eastern philosophy/religion, somewhat like 3 and 7 in Abrahamic religions.

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Posted 19 December 2010 - 20:57

View PostSquigPie, on 17 Dec 2010, 6:54, said:

I've got something like that going for me, I see the nr. 108 everywhere. Creepier still is that 108 is a very important number in eastern philosophy/religion, somewhat like 3 and 7 in Abrahamic religions.

Not to mention, it's the sum of the numbers. :xD:

I had a similar thing with 56 when I was younger. I was playing Toca Touring Cars, and most of my split times ended in 56, 'twas quite weird. 56 is now my favourite number... maybe I was brainwashed. :lol:

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Posted 21 December 2010 - 05:26

I blame Black Ops, Bob


Despite how I like 2 and 22 and 222 and all the 2s, I never get to see them anywhere...I don't see any recurring numbers for me. Maybe I'm just too dense to see coincidences like that.
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Posted 21 December 2010 - 09:48

Oh no, the numbers are hurting my head :P

But then again... it is strange this is 'co-incidental'

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Posted 21 December 2010 - 14:43

View PostGrey_Vengeance, on 21 Dec 2010, 10:48, said:

But then again... it is strange this is 'co-incidental'


read my post above and you'll see it's really not that strange :P very natural actually.

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