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....is not some magical incantation. Please state your point, in the context of the article.
by mfringel 11y ago
....is not some magical incantation. Please state your point, in the context of the article.
- intrasight 11y agoYes, yes - sometimes my incantations are too brief. There are a lot of factors that may have correlation to health outcome. The fact that something is correlated does not, as journalists will often suggest, imply that there is a causation effect. The fact that the poor in some locations are more healthy is a good hint that being poor is not the direct cause of their health issues. But being poor is a root cause of many adversities in any society that doesn't treat health, education, and other such things as basic human rights.
- giaour 11y agoI didn't get any sense from the article that the authors thought they had identified the root cause of poverty and/or reduced life expectancy. They're pointing out a rather chilling correlation.