(February 18, 2015 at 4:11 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote:Yeah, it's annoying when they do that with words.(February 18, 2015 at 4:09 pm)Pizz-atheist Wrote: Here's one.
"Causality (also referred to as causation[1]) is the relation between an event (the cause) and a second event (the effect), where the second event is understood as a physical consequence of the first.[2]" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causality
Pick a definition then. Pick whatever one you like.
"A set of circumstances that necessarily result in a change or event" could be a pretty simple one. I ask just because many (thesits) folks use the word 'cause' to mean 'intent' or 'agent decision'.
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