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A dangerous mistake to make (startrek.website)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

While true, the people who didn't confuse them also ended up dying.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s the joke, man :)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

EVERY SINGLE PERSON ~~WHO CONFUSES CORRELATION AND CAUSATION~~ ENDS UP DYING

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

And nobody is doing anything about DHMO to put an end to this!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

So if I never get them mixed up, I'll live forever?!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like you just mixed them up. RIP

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Nah man, I just told you. I'll live forever, therefore, I didn't mix them up. NORIP

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

All of the people that will live forever affirm the consequent.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

A weird thing I've noticed about "correlation does not equal causation" is that some people actually end up thinking it means "correlation does equal not causation" - i.e. if A and B are correlated then A does not cause B (and B does not cause A). A more accurate expression would be "correlation does not necessarily equal causation".

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Everyone who injests dihydrogen monoxide ends up dying as well. Be careful out there, the more you know...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I'm confused. Is this correlation or causation?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

First one, then the other

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

It's clearly confounding variables

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Correlation. Causation would be if confusing the two were literally killing them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I thought this was a threat or policy proposition at first

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

We're all going to die!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

only as far as we know

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Woooooosh