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And, the reason is…

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Correlation and causation get confounded because our brains rely on our “vision”, what we see is what we believe.  (BTW, this discussion began yesterday with this post- there will be two more in a row.)  And, most of our causal explanations are naïve (even if they seem complex)- they rely on the fallacy of a single cause (or two).  These oversimplifications help us understand phenomena, so we are positive they are correct.

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