This correlates with my experience on the subject
When people first learn that correlation is not identical with causation, they're so excited by the novelty of the idea that they mention it at every opportunity.
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Can't tell if you're serious, or if this is a subtle-but-clever joke.
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The delightful space where moral grandstanding and freshman stats collide
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X->Y, or Y->X, or Z -> X & Y. Should be taught in elementary school.
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It is also mainly meant to distract you from the fact that if two things are correlated, there is usually a reason for that correlation, regardless of what is causing what or how.
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You're assuming the epiphany is the cause of their excitement, but you have no proof. There could be other causes.
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I see what you did there.
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