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I'm trying to develop a reasonable criteria for determining meaningless or insignificant coincidence vs. possible or even probable connection or causation, when that connection or causation may not be verifiable by empirical means. Yes, I'm thinking of religious attribution, but not that subject alone -- I'm hoping to find a more general theory or method that can be applied to other topics. Ideas?

melonkali wrote:I'm trying to develop a reasonable criteria for determining meaningless or insignificant coincidence vs. possible or even probable connection or causation, when that connection or causation may not be verifiable by empirical means. Yes, I'm thinking of religious attribution, but not that subject alone -- I'm hoping to find a more general theory or method that can be applied to other topics. Ideas?

You might start by stating more clearly what you are looking for.

Do you mean searching for criteria for judging whether a proposed connection is valid without empirical evidence? With the aim of determining if a 'connection' is meaningful or not?

All spiritual (non-empirical) ideas are governed by three contingencies; salience, perspective, and priority. Whether something is meaningful is a bespoke calculus.