Does the universe lead us?

So what is the universe leading you to by teaching you words and conspiracy theories?

But the answer to the discussions title is no. There is nothing leading or guiding us. As humans our brains are wired to find patterns in the random collection of events we call life. When you hit every green light on the way to work it is not the universe guiding you or telling you your on the right path.

here is a ted talk that is pretty interesting on how we are pulled to patterns

http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_shermer_the_pattern_behind_self_deception.html

Yes, I was telling a friend about this phenomenon the other day.

Last semester, I had one class where I would learn about the same random intellectual topics I wondered about the day before. Gofigya

@greenthinker, Well known, scientifically explained phenomenon. I think there’s a fancy french word for it, but it alludes me at the moment.

Simply put, it’s in the RAS, part of the cerebellum. It filters all your sensory input, only letting through that which you are currently “tuned into.” That which has value/importance to you, (either because you want it, or because you want to avoid it, or simply because it had some sort of impact,) catches your attention frequently, while all that which doesn’t gets ignored.

So the whole thing about hearing the word more is just an illusion. You’ve heard it before, but you didn’t listen, seen it before, but you didn’t look. Now you’re listening and looking.

It’s really that simple.

Yes there is some truth to the law of A stuff, but it’s not what most people think it is. There’s nothing supernatural or otherworldly about it, none of that woowoo spaghetti monster shit, just bona fide logical reality. It’s in this phenomenon, where your attention is, what you allow into your life and what you deflect. Most of this is subconscious, but that doesn’t mean you can’t understand and control it.