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I've noticed a trend where if a study has unpleasant conclusions the people trot out correlation does not imply causation. On the other hand, a study with a pl
by yters 6y ago
I've noticed a trend where if a study has unpleasant conclusions the people trot out correlation does not imply causation. On the other hand, a study with a pleasant conclusion is taken as evidence for causation in a preferable direction. E.g. a study showing positive correlation between atheism and IQ scores is considered evidence that atheists are that way because they are smarter than most people.
It is a very interesting correlation, but guess I cannot infer causation in this case ;)
- dimeatree 6y agoThe issue with this study is that it is pigeon holed on psychological issues, which is not really a great metric to go by as all of our mileage varies and it really is an individual journey - if the study were more focused on the physical health related issues then this discussion would have a different tone.
- yters 6y agoWhat do you think the comments here would be like if the study found extensive marijuana use is strongly correlated with extreme happiness, strong relationships, and fantastic libido? Would we see as much correlation does not imply causation canard?
- kapp_in_life 6y agoReading these comments is strange. I thought it was well accepted that regular marijuana use in adolescence leads to all kinds of negative health implications. I'd be more interested in excluding daily users and seeing the impact of recreational use, say once or twice a week.