From: scerir (scerir@libero.it)
Date: Wed Nov 20 2002 - 08:48:07 MST
> - A causes B *means* A always comes before B -
> - We are talking about events, events of some type or other -
Like birth and death?
s.
'If a kangaroo did not have a tail
it would fall over'
David Lewis, 'Counterfactuals'
'One must give up the prospect of
determining (by uncontrolled methods)
whether sustained physical exercise
contributes to low cholesterol levels
or if, conversely, low cholesterol levels
enhance the urge to engage in physical
exercise'
Judea Pearl, 'Causality'
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