'Everything happens for a reason and you need to find the silver lining behind this'. This is often said when tragedies strike. Is it a genuine claim or just serve a psychological function? First of all, does 'everything have a reason' to occur? I'm driving with my wife, utter the word 'cow' and at the same time a cow walks by. One farts in the middle of a lecture (' Now I have your attention!' says I). If so, does the reason have to be a good one? Does the reason have to be meaningful to us? If one claims the reason is transcendental, how does one know this? Is the claim 'everything happens for a reason' analogous to 'every event has a cause?' I am only interested in the philosophical status of this talk, I fully understand the motive behind saying this in tragic situations.
From the point of Scientific view, it is also said that "Where there is some effect, there is some cause behind it, 'Where there is some effect, there is some side effects', and like these. These can be read from reverse side also. Each and every such proverb has some special area of application, and some may be applied in many areas. But the events happens by co incidence can not be treated either to support or oppose any such proverb.
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