%% [[Researching]] people:: Lon Setnik dates:: 2022-11-29 %% *Two people traveling in the same direction does not make them part of the same journey.* This reminds me of [[scientific process]] being designed to iteratively get closer to [[Identifying Reality]]. It's kind of like [[the answers you get come from the questions you ask]], if you look for associations you get associations, if you look for causations, you might get causations This is a mantra to apply to reporting and scientific stories when bringing a [[curiosity]] or [[skepticism]] This matters because the world is full of associations, they rarely show up as causations. ### What would the opposite argument be? %% tags: #note/statement #on/research | #on/science %% ## Sources: Keith Payne [@bkeithpayne]. (2022, June 2). _Breaking: New study finds drinking expensive alcohol linked to longer lives and drinking cheap alcohol linked to shorter lives. Scientists desperately trying to identify the features of alcohol molecules that could explain this puzzle._ [Tweet]. Twitter. [https://twitter.com/bkeithpayne/status/1532394081728581633](https://twitter.com/bkeithpayne/status/1532394081728581633)