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Steve H

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Well, as you remind us with tedious regularity, correlation is not causation. She actually died of a snakebite. Tragic case, and barbaric practise, but let's stick with the facts.
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Well, as you remind us with tedious regularity, correlation is not causation. She actually died of a snakebite. Tragic case, and barbaric practise, but let's stick with the facts.
What facts did my post not stick to?

When did I last mention correlation not being causation?

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What facts did my post not stick to?

When did I last mention correlation not being causation?
You implied in the thread title that her death was the result of her confinement in the hut.
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You implied in the thread title that her death was the result of her confinement in the hut.
I quoted the Guardian's headline. Take it up with them.

Any answer on when I last said correlation was not causation?
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Steve H

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I quoted the Guardian's headline. Take it up with them.

Any answer on when I last said correlation was not causation?
I can't remember precisely, but you used to do it frequently, even when the causal link was obvious to any sensible person.
I came to realise that every time we recognise something human in creatures, we are also recognising something creaturely in ourselves. That is central to the rejection of human supremacism as the pernicious doctrine it is.
Robert Macfarlane