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On the logical fallacy of causal projection

Causal Explanations Considered Harmful On the logical fallacy of causal projection Max Goodbird Dec 04, 2022 34 24 Share We like to think in terms of cause and effect. Causal statements leave us with a sense of knowledge and control: they allow us to answer “what if” questions, and promise us leverage over reality—if you want to kill the effect, kill the cause. But many real-world systems are poorly modeled by causality . Domains like economics, sociology, psychology, and ecology are full of feedback loops, where effects turn back on their causes. And when we try to impose causal explanations

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