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Ironically, I would argue that just about everything that happens is an objective event, but any and every interpretation/understanding of causality is itself,
by kempbellt 6y ago
Ironically, I would argue that just about everything that happens is an objective event, but any and every interpretation/understanding of causality is itself, subjective.
In the hypothetical scenario the objective reality is: A pedestrian and a car collided.
Other factors come into play, which all have potential influence on the causality of this objective reality, and said factors are frequently subjectively asserted as more relevant to causality than others.
Strong assertions to causality may include: Driver was drunk, pedestrian was jaywalking, pedestrian was wearing dark clothing, driver was speeding, driver was texting, driver and pedestrian had a prior altercation, driver was tired, etc
Weaker assertions to causality may include: It was a Tuesday, someone sneezed 3 miles away, a butterfly flapped its wings, pedestrian knocked over salt during dinner earlier, etc
Causality is hard... We're getting better at it, but superstitions are a thing that exist, even if they are a bit odd.