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Correlation does not prove causality, but non-correlation proves non-causality.
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The difference between [[science]] and [[superstition]] lies in the ways an idea is tested. Scientists test a [[theory]] by drawing conclusions from it, [[hypotheses]] which can be confirmed or contradicted by observation.
 
The difference between [[science]] and [[superstition]] lies in the ways an idea is tested. Scientists test a [[theory]] by drawing conclusions from it, [[hypotheses]] which can be confirmed or contradicted by observation.
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Correlation does not prove causality, but non-correlation proves non-causality. [http://www.oism.org/pproject/s33p36.htm#Message5980]
    
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