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[Anonymous No.7159124]

When did you realize that it's not le correlation doesn't equal causation that people get wrong usually, but rather that people simply ascribe false causation to their own and other's behaviors?

>inb5 why nietzsche

Because Nietzsche recognized the problems of false causation in Twilight of the Idols and the more I dwell on it, the more I realize he's right. Fat people, drug addicts, faggot /lit/izens, they all tell themselves their own and other's behaviors are caused in ways that assuage their egos.

[Anonymous No.7159130]

that's not neet-chan

[Anonymous No.7159139]

>>7159130

[Anonymous No.7159144]

>>7159130
yes it is. Its just a less commonly used image. Just type Nietzsche in google and it comes up

[Anonymous No.7159152]

>>7159144
its edited

[Anonymous No.7159191]

>>7159152
that picture looks more edited than OPs tbh

[Anonymous No.7159216]

>>7159124
When I was like 15 OP.

[Anonymous No.7159227]

>>7159216
Then when did you re-realize it and improve it?

[Anonymous No.7159240]

>>7159216
Furthermore it's a very understandable common mistake, people do after all learn through the application of analogy which is the back bone of the process of understanding things not known to us. The trick is to analyze the correlations and see if it has actual relevance by seeing where its origin is and why you started with whatever point you did. What the issue is for most is lack of information which with has the potential to reduce faulty correlations by a wide margin, and you know that people aren't especially knowledgeable about much nor do they interest themselves in it despite the enormous relevance to everyday life. And let's not even consider the intelligence factor for solid deductional reasoning.

[Anonymous No.7159260]

>>7159124
>but rather that people simply ascribe false causation to their own and other's behaviors?

I think it's more that people ascribe the correct causation to other people, but fail to apply the same thing to themselves, i.e bad faith.

[Anonymous No.7159271]

>>7159260
Explain your Sartre terminology to us plebs.

[Anonymous No.7159287]

>>7159271
You could just google it though.

The point I'm trying to make is that even if people make an argument that would fall into the category of "correlation does not equal causation" they might still be right, just like a person who is arguing using a formal fallacy might have the correct conclusions even if he is using faulty logic.

The problem as I see it is that, many people are very apt at pointing out the errors in others, and indeed the causes of the errors, but they fail to recognize that they are themselves part of the equation.

[Anonymous No.7159445]

>>7159260
nah even to others people suck

[Anonymous No.7159471]

Stirner realized that like 50 years before Nietzcha did

[Anonymous No.7159515]

>>7159471
Everybody does (I think) it's just realizing that people reason illogically to satisfy basic ego needs.
Stop sucking his dick.