ii. Pattern asymmetries. A second variable that makes some events one-sided is whether there is an asymmetry in the numerical, spatial, or temporal pattern produced by the various outcomes. Many people report that when they wake up in the middle of the night, their digital clocks indicate that it is something like 2:22, 3:33, or 1:23 “too often.” This is no doubt because such outcomes stand out—in a way that 3:51 or 2:47 does not—as a result of the pattern or “unit” that is formed. Indeed, a great deal of numerology depends upon certain coincidences being imbued with special meaning because
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