Synchromystic Rail Wrecks?
Sometimes writers seem psychic when it merely is being curious that may lead into intriguing insights into "coincidences." Boston journalist Mark Baard wrote an interesting posting at his blog, Timenauts, on Friday, July 17th, which, in hindsight, is spooky. Baard made this observation in "Synchronicities strike the rails" , "Here’s one for Loren Coleman ( The Copycat Effect ) and the synchromystics. I’ve noticed several reports of collisions in the heavy and light-rail industries since May 28 – and one intense, and fictitious scene, in Caprica , which appeared online earlier this year, in promos for the new series." Baard cited for his examples the Washington, D.C. Metro crash, the Boston-area Green Line crash, and the Disney Monorail crash. Needless to say, events can come in clusters and we have to be careful about Fortean insights or synchro-conspiracy theories based on accidents. But Baard's item was curious. After all, David Phillips behavior co...