Coincidence?

Recently I've noticed the plots for TV shows using coincidence as a tool for plot resolution more often than in the past. While such devices seem contrived to me, as explained in this article at the blog TV Tropes, coincidences do happen.
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“Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous.”
― Albert Einstein, The World as I See It

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In fact, one of my favorite TV shows, Strange Luck," used coincidence as the basis of its storyline.  Here's a video of the first episode:
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While researching this topic, I came across this article titled, "Lucky coincidence may have saved lives," published at Statesman.com in 2010.  Following up on the interesting statement in the article,

"Fire officials say the presence of the Travis County crews was particularly vital because several Austin fire engines in the area were already battling a blaze at the home of Andrew Joseph Stack III, accused of being the pilot."  [italics mine -- Marge],

I found an entry on Wikepedia that states the crash and house fire were deliberate.  However, the presence of the Travis County Hazardous Materials Team and its equipment appears to be coincidental. And thus we segue into synchronicity.
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“We often dream about people from whom we receive a letter by the next post. I have ascertained on several occasions that at the moment when the dream occurred the letter was already lying in the post-office of the addressee.”
― C.G. Jung, Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle

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The quotes on coincidence above were found at Goodreads. Oh, and by the way,  Cambridge University is collecting your coincidences.  Share them and read about those of others at Understanding Uncertainty.

 -- Marge