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Re: Best Explanation?

But in the examples I gave, the genes are not just non-causal factors and the observed effects are not merely correlations. The genes in question are perfectly genuine, overwhelmingly significant, causes of the given effects. But only in one sense, not in another.

I don't want to argue for my favoured explanation here. Only that scientific observations should not be cited as evidence for something they are not evidence of.

by David Deutsch on Wed, 02/23/2005 - 23:00

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