The strange thing isn't the straight coincidence, I get that, it's then oddness of the dream. I've never had a dream that unsettled me like this one did, and that was before I heard the news.
I guess you'd have to be inside my head to understand what I mean.
( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Fri 14 Sep 2012, 18:24, 1 reply)

It's still raw chance.
I have had a few intense dreams after which a significant event would have seemed almost predicted. My dreams, however, didn't coincide with anything important.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Fri 14 Sep 2012, 21:56, closed)

OK, i can go with that,
Let's say there's a 20 year window for his dad to die, between 70 and 90. And I have one dream involving my old school mate during those years, and those two events happen on the same day.

That's around 53 million to one. Fine these things happen, I can live with that.

But this dream wasn't a normal dream. I spent the days after it in a bit of a daze, it's was a at the forefront of my thoughts all the time. And when I found out about the old fella's death it was genuinely terrifying.
( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Sat 15 Sep 2012, 16:42, closed)

If you're still watching.
I meant that everyone has intense dreams at some point and everyone has intense moments. There are about 7 billion people on the earth -- it is guaranteed that some of us will have dreams which relate in some way to the events of the next day or so. This is disregarding false memories and the like.
It may be special for you, but in the grand scheme of things you're not relevant.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Sun 16 Sep 2012, 23:46, closed)