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I have only read part of this book, so far. I think counter factual reasoning or thought experiments are fundamental to the way we humans think about the world
by mark_l_watson 7y ago
I have only read part of this book, so far.
I think counter factual reasoning or thought experiments are fundamental to the way we humans think about the world.
- epistasis 7y agoAs I understand it, that counterfactual reasoning is fundamental to human thought seems to be one of the main motivating factors of Pearl's entire causality push, and precisely why it's not OK to ignore causality in science and statistics and machine learning.