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Re:Heavy Marijuana Use Increases Schizophrenia in Men, Study... by josephcsible on Thursday May 04, 2023 @08:09PM (#35823805)
> My understanding is that schizophernia is a predisposed condition. Cannabis can trigger it but not really cause it.

If something is flammable, and so predisposed to burning, and you hold a lit match to it, you did cause the fire. You didn't just trigger it.

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Re:Heavy Marijuana Use Increases Schizophrenia in Men, Study... by dragonwriter on Thursday May 04, 2023 @08:14PM (#35823832)
This is a weird argument, because “trigger” and “cause” here are exact synonyms.
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Re:Heavy Marijuana Use Increases Schizophrenia in Men, Study... by astrange on Thursday May 04, 2023 @08:22PM (#35823890)
See, you just have to draw a causal diagram and enumerate all possible counterfactual worlds…
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Re:Heavy Marijuana Use Increases Schizophrenia in Men, Study... by derangedHorse on Thursday May 04, 2023 @09:27PM (#35824268)
Your analogy isn't equivalent to what was said. To be 1-1 with the OP, you'd be arguing that the lighter caused something to be flammable. Causing a *fire* is something else.

Similarly someone can be schizophrenic but have an *episode* caused by weed. The weed didn't make them schizophrenic but it did cause an episode to happen.

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Re:Heavy Marijuana Use Increases Schizophrenia in Men, Study... by mock-possum on Thursday May 04, 2023 @10:36PM (#35824641)
This allegory only works if you’re willing to accept that some people are inflammable.
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