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That's a significant observation by professor Pearl and I don't wish to belittle his contributions, which are significant, but I do wish to stress that it is th
by whyowhy3484939 2y ago
That's a significant observation by professor Pearl and I don't wish to belittle his contributions, which are significant, but I do wish to stress that it is the 18th century we need to thank for "causation cannot only be inferred from data alone" because I feel we are, to our detriment, unfairly dismissive of past thinkers.
- youoy 2y agoI don't think we are being dismissive, it's just that a mathematical theory is more convincing than a philosophical one in terms of what can and cannot be achieved with data.
- whyowhy3484939 2y agoFair enough. I can't say I'm familiar enough with professor Pearl's work to argue productively, but I do thank you for pointing this out. This is most interesting.