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I didn't actually suggest causation either way, only that depression and realism tend to be strongly correlated. On the other hand you have suggested depressio
by haberman 12y ago
I didn't actually suggest causation either way, only that depression and realism tend to be strongly correlated. On the other hand you have suggested depression->rationality causation without any evidence.
- Retric 12y agoYes you did. 'there are also drawbacks that are supported by research' If increasing rationality has no effect on depression then it's not a drawback. Or, put another way, being poor is correlated with being a minority. But, becoming poor is not going to transform you into a minority. Thus, saying being a minority is a drawback of being poor is confusing cause and effect.
- haberman 12y agoYou're demanding an awfully high level of rigor from me for someone who has claimed an exclusively one-way cause/effect here without any kind of support or evidence. In a system as integrated as the brain I think you'd be hard-pressed to prove that causality between two different traits can only go in one direction.