Re:Pesticides Could Be Making People Fat
by dragonwriter on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @04:33PM
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> Saying "pesticides make you fat" is wrong,
It may be, but your argument doesn't support that.
> it is not a direct cause of the buildup of fat.
Indirect causes are still causes, and often the more important causes in terms of practical decision making.
“My stabbing him didn't kill him, his brain tissue being oxygen deprived killed him” may often be true if you limit concern to the most immediate direct cause, but we tend to look beyond that in assigning responsibility for good reason.
It may be, but your argument doesn't support that.
> it is not a direct cause of the buildup of fat.
Indirect causes are still causes, and often the more important causes in terms of practical decision making.
“My stabbing him didn't kill him, his brain tissue being oxygen deprived killed him” may often be true if you limit concern to the most immediate direct cause, but we tend to look beyond that in assigning responsibility for good reason.