The sun is the same size as the moon - a coincidence or not?

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When there is a totale eclipse of the sun, from the perspective of the Earth, the moon covers the sun exactly. They appear to be exactly the same size.

The chances of this are minute. The difference in actual size is exactly balanced by the relative distance from Earth.

And also Earth is the only planet that we know for sure supports life. This has to be too unlikely to be a pure coincidence - no? How are they related?
 
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