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We have to be careful in differentiating correlation and causation. The study seems to show a correlation only, not establish causation. It seems to me you mig
by rmbyrro 4y ago
We have to be careful in differentiating correlation and causation.
The study seems to show a correlation only, not establish causation. It seems to me you might have read it as causation (?).
Perhaps what is at play is that people who already have entrepreneurial tendencies end up exposing themselves to being infected more often than the average population.
- abirch 4y agoI chose the word associated very deliberately. It's hard to show causation in humans for ethical reasons.
- SamBam 4y agoGiven that toxoplasmosis has been clearly shown to cause behavioral changes in rodents [1], and there's even an evolutionary explanation that shows why this behavioral changes is advantageous to the parasite, it's not unreasonable to think it's more likely that the behavioral differences seem in humans are also caused, not simply correlated with, the parasite. 1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20608470/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20608470/