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Yes, correlation and causation aren't always straight forward and often the former is used as the latter just to discredit a group of people "in the name of sci
by k__ 5y ago
Yes, correlation and causation aren't always straight forward and often the former is used as the latter just to discredit a group of people "in the name of science".
- gotoeleven 5y agoThere's no way we're going to solve these problems if facts are suppressed because people might draw the "wrong" conclusions from them. Racial crime rates are directly pertinent to, for example, assessing BLM claims that black people are being targeted by police. Many people (incorrectly) believe this is true because the relevant facts are suppressed.