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daedalus_dude (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 08:04 AM Original message |
Is accusing scientists of mixing up causality with correlation the latest fashion |
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nebenaube (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
1. Sorry, but those with an agenda frequently do pretend to confuse the two... n/t |
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western mass (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
2. As a working scientist |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
3. Scientists get it - americans are largely ignorant of logic or the scientific method |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
4. xkcd on causation and correlation: |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
5. You haven't read many of the "medical" gun studies have you. |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. I think it's the way the media presents results not DUers fault |
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