IlyaShpitser comments on [LINK] If correlation doesn’t imply causation, then what does? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: IlyaShpitser 15 July 2013 02:35:47PM *  0 points [-]

If A causes B, then artificially inducing A results in (or increases the frequency of, etc.) B. I am not really sure what you are trying to say, nor what "most likely theory" here means (under what setup?)

I realize you are being glib, but this is important!

Comment author: wedrifid 15 July 2013 03:29:17PM 0 points [-]

If A causes B, then artificially inducing A results in (or increases the frequency of, etc.) B. I am not really sure what you are trying to say, nor what "most likely theory" here means (under what setup?)

My impression was that it was an absurdity for the purpose of satire.

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 15 July 2013 02:42:40PM 0 points [-]

It is what's known as a joke - it has no hidden wisdom or meaning.

Comment author: IlyaShpitser 15 July 2013 05:32:21PM 0 points [-]

I think part of what is amusing here is that this joke is a serious theory for some folks.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 16 July 2013 10:54:45AM 0 points [-]

I think part of what is amusing here is that this joke is a serious theory for some folks.

Like Rupert Sheldrake?

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