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Maybe in high school debate class, it is. But for established societal norms that most people can see the benefits of, someone who comes in with a fringe belie
by gemstones 3y ago
Maybe in high school debate class, it is. But for established societal norms that most people can see the benefits of, someone who comes in with a fringe belief is expected to provide a more interesting answer. If someone said “correlation is not causation” to the assertion that people who go to the gym regularly are more fit, people would dismiss them out of hand and treat them like an annoyance too.
- defrost 3y agoThat's an incredibly weak and overly dismissive counter to genuine examples of covariant potential causes. It's seems clear that socio economic status has an enormous influence on child outcomes and is clearly intertwined with other factors. Do better.