DEBATE CLUB #2: Coincidences – Mystical or Statistical?
We’ve all experienced them – the phone rings and it’s the friend we were just thinking of; we go abroad on holiday and bump into our neighbour… but what lies behind the coincidences in our lives? Are they just amusing chance, or are they the key to some deep meaning in the universe? At tonight’s Debate Club session, we will find out!
VENEZ NOUS REJOINDRE POUR PARLER DE CE THÈME !
C'est l'occasion rêvée pour pratiquer votre anglais dans une ambiance détendue. Animées par des professeurs qualifiés de langue maternelle anglaise, les séances de conversation du Debate Club sont conviviales, engageantes et efficaces !
VENUE & TEACHERS
- AIX: 19h00 to 20h30 with Ian Forrest
- MARSEILLE: 19h00 to 20h30 with Marcel Wiel
QUESTIONS FOR DEBATE
What is the most amazing coincidence you have heard of?
Have you personally experienced a strange coincidence?
Do coincidences most often involve family members or close friends?
“Nothing in life is a coincidence”. Do you agree?
Do you believe that coincidences are just chance or something more mysterious?
Why are so many people superstitious?
Do you believe some people are unusually lucky or unlucky?
Could there be a connection between coincidences and phenomena such as telepathy?
What do you know about synchronicity? Is it just another word for coincidence?
How important are luck and coincidences in history?
VOCABULARY
blind chance
chance encounter
collective unconscious
confirmation bias
destiny
fatalistic
gut feeling
happenstance
identical twins
interpret (v)
intuition
it’s in the stars
Jungian
parapsychologist
pattern recognition
predict (v)
random chance
serendipity
Shared consciousness
sixth sense
skeptical
spooky
SEARCH THE WEB FOR IDEAS!
Find articles and/or videos on the web and come prepared to share the information you have found with the others.
SUGGESTED SEARCH WORDS FOR THIS SUBJECT
coincidences in history
famous coincidences
identical twins coincidences
synchronicity
SUGGESTED WEBSITES FOR MATERIALS
https://www.bbc.co.uk/
https://www.youtube.com/?gl=GB
www.guardian.co.uk
www.independent.co.uk
KEY PHRASES
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