(February 7, 2022 at 12:22 am)AFTT47 Wrote: Somebody noticed that when Star Trek uses numbers (such as Rigel IV or Rigel VII or Starbase 47) the appearances of the numbers 4 and/or 7 appear way more frequently than random chance would suggest. For whatever reason, writers seem to have a strong affinity for the numbers 4 and 7.
Sounds like apophenia. Lol. But, in fandom, apophenia can become reality, and being aware of the "4 7 anomaly," it can now be intentionally included.