(October 12, 2012 at 9:47 am)thesummerqueen Wrote:Quote:Correlation is the concept that two variables are moving at the same time. Causation is the concept that one of the variables is moving because of the other one. An example will serve. We note that over the last 100 years, the global temperature of the Earth has increased. We also note that over the same time period, that the number of pirates decreased. Those two numbers are correlated. Does anyone think that the lack of pirates is causing global warming (causation)?
Yeah, I didn’t think so.
Actually: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spag...al_warming
wikipedia Wrote:Henderson presented the argument that "global warming, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters are a direct effect of the shrinking numbers of pirates since the 1800s."
Of course, FSM is a satire of religion, so that is really a double whammy for this study.
John Adams Wrote:The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.
