You want to watch out for when trains of thought become unscientific. This part is science: "After carefully controlling for all variables, we can conclude tha

You want to watch out for when trains of thought become unscientific. This part is science: "After carefully controlling for all variables, we can conclude that the choice to join a fraternity has these quantifiable downstream impacts, on average." This part is just-so stories: "That happens because . . . " I know it's aggravating, but to insist on a high degree of caution in demonstrating a truth and then to insist on none when it comes to interpreting it lends reckless thinking an undeserved veneer of respectability.