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The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago

A dangerous mistake to make

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A dangerous mistake to make

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The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago
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    While true, the people who didn’t confuse them also ended up dying.

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      Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s the joke, man :)

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    A weird thing I’ve noticed about “correlation does not equal causation” is that some people actually end up thinking it means “correlation does equal not causation” - i.e. if A and B are correlated then A does not cause B (and B does not cause A). A more accurate expression would be “correlation does not necessarily equal causation”.

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    So if I never get them mixed up, I’ll live forever?!

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      All of the people that will live forever affirm the consequent.

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    Everyone who injests dihydrogen monoxide ends up dying as well. Be careful out there, the more you know…

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    I’m confused. Is this correlation or causation?

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      It’s clearly confounding variables

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      Correlation. Causation would be if confusing the two were literally killing them.

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    We’re all going to die!

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    I thought this was a threat or policy proposition at first

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    only as far as we know

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      Woooooosh

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