The comparison with witch trials is simple. People can be totally independent, and not know each other, and independently conclude that you're a witch. Why woul

The comparison with witch trials is simple. People can be totally independent, and not know each other, and independently conclude that you're a witch. Why would they do this? Obviously due to some factor about you. The mistake you make is using Occam's razor to conclude that that factor is "being a witch". The other poster used the example of witches because we all know there is no such thing. There is 0% chance of someone being a witch, whom nobody has ever so much as suspected of being a witch. But there is also 0% of someone being a witch, about whom dozens of totally independent people, in different locations, throughout the person's life and career, have independently come to the firm and undeniable conclusion that they are a witch. This is why this was the example that was used.