rainrain@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoCause-effect was always a broken narrative. Twice-broken when you attach a pricetag.message-squaremessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down131
arrow-up1-28arrow-down1message-squareCause-effect was always a broken narrative. Twice-broken when you attach a pricetag.rainrain@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square52fedilink
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoDo you have an example of an effect preceding a cause?
minus-squarerainrain@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down10·edit-21 month agoI hesitate to assume cause and effect. I mean it makes a nice story but I wouldn’t marry it. Also, it’s like talking to medieval fundamentalists in here. You don’t see it because you all agree with each other.
minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoBut you’re not even willing to provide an example of what you mean…
minus-squarerainrain@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down10·1 month agoYou didn’t provide examples either, actually.
minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 month agoBut you’re the one positing a claim! The one making a claim is obliged to back it up, not the readers…
minus-squarerainrain@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·1 month agoBut you aren’t demanding that I defend my claim, you are asking for clarification, right?
minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoYou already explained it here so it’s fine. With that said, though, I would say in general that giving examples (the more, the better) is equivalent to defending, as any relatable example gives any given claim more merit.
Do you have an example of an effect preceding a cause?
I hesitate to assume cause and effect. I mean it makes a nice story but I wouldn’t marry it.
Also, it’s like talking to medieval fundamentalists in here. You don’t see it because you all agree with each other.
But you’re not even willing to provide an example of what you mean…
You didn’t provide examples either, actually.
But you’re the one positing a claim! The one making a claim is obliged to back it up, not the readers…
But you aren’t demanding that I defend my claim, you are asking for clarification, right?
You already explained it here so it’s fine. With that said, though, I would say in general that giving examples (the more, the better) is equivalent to defending, as any relatable example gives any given claim more merit.