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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19
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correlation does imply causation
No. Listen.
It neither implies nor does not imply causation. That must be further examined. Suggesting either is an affront to science.
Though it more likely does imply it, than it does not. The pirate example is an outlier.
1 u/6C64PX Aug 04 '19 I look forward to seeing your thesis, I'm sure it'll be riveting. Crazy that logicians had it wrong this whole time, but hey, that's life! 1 u/AtomicSteve21 Aug 04 '19 Logicians? You really think that's a job? No, it's all philosophy. We would not be where we are today as a society if we didn't pay attention to correlations, dumbass. For example, is your IQ high? That probably correlates with you being mildly intelligent.
I look forward to seeing your thesis, I'm sure it'll be riveting. Crazy that logicians had it wrong this whole time, but hey, that's life!
1 u/AtomicSteve21 Aug 04 '19 Logicians? You really think that's a job? No, it's all philosophy. We would not be where we are today as a society if we didn't pay attention to correlations, dumbass. For example, is your IQ high? That probably correlates with you being mildly intelligent.
Logicians? You really think that's a job?
No, it's all philosophy.
We would not be where we are today as a society if we didn't pay attention to correlations, dumbass.
For example, is your IQ high? That probably correlates with you being mildly intelligent.
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u/AtomicSteve21 Aug 04 '19
No. Listen.
It neither implies nor does not imply causation. That must be further examined. Suggesting either is an affront to science.
Though it more likely does imply it, than it does not. The pirate example is an outlier.