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Originally Posted by Platapus
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Causation has to be proved. One can't just take the stance that since causation was not "un-proven" that it must be present
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Proved? Sure, but not by correlation.
Identifying a reason behind an argument or study or your bad example doesn't mean that the results or conclusions are false.
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Andy is bring up cogent points that are worth understanding.
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Because you agree with him.
If you look at his argument that correlation is the consequence of a causal relationship, which is a flawed analysis, then sure, jump on his train and choo choo away.