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"It is most likely that ..." I agree with your main point and was going to write something like this. But "most likely" is likely unjustified. It could be a 3r
by rendall 6y ago
"It is most likely that ..."
I agree with your main point and was going to write something like this. But "most likely" is likely unjustified. It could be a 3rd factor that causes both, but its likelihood is unknown.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 6y agohttps://www.gwern.net/Causality https://www.gwern.net/Causality Correlation usually does not indicate causation. I.e. more than 50% of the time, correlative relationships in studies do not indicate causal ones. Taking that as a prior, and lacking any evidence to the contrary, it is indeed correct to say "it is most likely that ...".
- rendall 6y ago... fair point! I stand corrected!