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Repeat after me - correlation does not imply causation
by louisswiss 9y ago
Repeat after me - correlation does not imply causation
- coldtea 9y agoIt merely doesn't prove causation. But it does imply it (as in: hints there might be one), and it's necessary for causation to exist. Any causation mechanism will also have a correlation in its base.
- louisswiss 9y agoTrue - in logic/philosophy, implies means a sufficient basis for so it is just a semantic problem. I wouldn't say that a result can be necessary for a cause though, that is dangerously circular.