@themattsimpson @sarahdoingthing Basically I lean toward thinking that causality is a spook, an unnecessary hypothesis.
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@sarahdoingthing There are correlations, and there are *robust* correlations.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@St_Rev @themattsimpson@sarahdoingthing You need causality for counterfactuals, which are real nice for decision-making. -
@GrumplessGrinch @themattsimpson@sarahdoingthing I think that "if ... then ..." has a hidden "keeping the light cone otherwise unchanged" -
@St_Rev@GrumplessGrinch @themattsimpson@sarahdoingthing I discovered light-cone problem the hard way when applying machine learning to > -
@St_Rev@GrumplessGrinch @themattsimpson@sarahdoingthing the unix video game ‘robots.’ Generalization impossible because everyting relevant -
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@St_Rev@GrumplessGrinch@sarahdoingthing Today’s post from@RivalVoices is relevant & insightful: http://rivalvoices.wordpress.com/2014/12/11/knowledge-and-control-effectuation-vs-causation/ …
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@St_Rev @themattsimpson@sarahdoingthing i.o.w. Hume was right -
@St_Rev @themattsimpson@sarahdoingthing causality is a mapping technique, not a feature of the territory
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@St_Rev @themattsimpson@sarahdoingthing while I do agree that the world can be explained without causality, I do experience the world as... -
@St_Rev @themattsimpson@sarahdoingthing ...highly causal, and I have not cause to change that.
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