Do you believe that things happen for a reason?

Yes, everything does happen for a reason.

It depends if I look at things emotionally or as a result of study.

As a result of spiritual study I DO believe that things happen for a reason. That there are things to learn, lessons to overcome, new insights to uncover.

But in the emotional realm, I don't at all want to think that. I want things to be the way I want them to be. (Of course that means that I think I know better than G-d). But the emotions are governed by their own set of boundaries & do not pay attention to logic, study, spiritual matters or anything other than themselves.

Coincidence is coincidence, do not become superstitious on us. Things happen for cause.

EVERYTHING happens for a REASON. God wants you to learn from your mistakes and be rewarded for good deeds from good intentions.

For example, if you steal say a chocolate bar from a convenience store, at some point in your life someone will steal from you something as important as that chocolate bar was to you when you stole it. If you hit someone, someone will hit you in the future (not necessarily the same person you hit).

When good comes your way it's because you did something good for someone else and vice versa.

no reason except that they just happen that way

everything, if you get right down to it, is an extraordinary coincidence, and thus nothing is really that extraordinary

No the reason is the thing in itself!

I'm going to say that it's amazing how life twists us around and lets us meet wonderful people...and puts us in wonderful situations.

The universe is not sentient. Therefore, it has no reasoning ability.

no i dont believe that.

i believe time & chance happens to everyone just like the bible says.

Well yeah they doooo!!!!!!!