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Correlation vs Causation

When you look around at the world How do you know If it’s correlation or causation in effect? You don’t. The only way to really objectively know Is to subjectively know Which means we don’t really know squat About the larger world outside our bubble. And this ambiguity Leaves us open to suggestion and doubt And manipulation and control By those with more confidence. The truth is, no one really knows The workings of reality, Whether what we see is correlation or causation, But that has never stopped reality from working… (7/21/25)

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