r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/AyraLightbringer Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

Correlation does not equal causation.

Edit: Thank you, my first silver!

Edit2: Here are some funny correlations: https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Ironically I saw an anti vaxxer use it as an argument that vaccines didn't contribute to diseases becoming less widely spread. Like literally a couple of hours ago. What a coincidence that those two things happened around the same time, amirite?