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Similarly, people who do illegal drugs and end up committing suicide. Some people point at that and say things like "damn, those drugs made them commit suicide
by RankingMember 8y ago
Similarly, people who do illegal drugs and end up committing suicide. Some people point at that and say things like "damn, those drugs made them commit suicide!", when, more likely, they were self-medicating a mental situation that made them more likely to commit suicide in the first place.
- metalchianti 8y agoI don't see what makes this scenario "more likely". You're still confusing correlation with causation but just using another cause.
- RankingMember 8y agoFair point, I should've left off the conjecture in the second part of my comment. I was trying to illustrate the point but, indeed, it did propose a cause where there's nothing beyond my own anecdata to back it up.