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I can't speak to why others downvoted you. However, your comment says nothing. I have no idea what you think about this; but I do know that your comment adds nothing to the conversation.

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He is making clever implications by omission. Break it down, by the words he uses... I won't spell it out, but the OP finds some facts in the story unusual to the point of 1 in 10000 coincidences happening with 1 in 10 frequency in the context. It is a valid observation, even if it does imply a different worldview.

gizmo686 - For you this may be true. I don't think you can speak for everyone that comes to this thread though. I've said as much as I feel comfortable and safe to say given how hostile the internet and 'discussion' about certain subjects have become in general.

You attributed the downvotes to having a different opinion, but in this very comment you admit to being intentionally vague.

Maybe you should instead attribute the downvoting to the very good reason you gave us.

Yeah, well I ended up with more upvotes than downvotes in the end. So apparently your 'very good reason' was not widely shared. Thanks for trolling anyway. Can alway count on the internet to provide plenty of them.

Ah, glad your cognitive biases turned out to be right in the end!

> gizmo686 - For you this may be true. I don't think you can speak for everyone that comes to this thread though.

They don't. Read their reply:

> I can't speak to why others downvoted you.

They then go on to explain why they would down vote you and what could have driven others to do the same.

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