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Re:Autism, Through the Eyes of a Computer by StopTheTechies on Sunday February 04, 2024 @04:53PM (#39254901)
> There's no underlying nexus between the list of symptoms beyond statistical correlation

Correlation is correlated with meaning, so what are you saying

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Re:Autism, Through the Eyes of a Computer by astrange on Sunday February 04, 2024 @09:08PM (#39256499)
Correlation is not causation.
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Re:Autism, Through the Eyes of a Computer by StopTheTechies on Monday February 05, 2024 @12:42AM (#39257744)
Ok—you seemed to have missed the main point. If people react to xyz, it doesn't matter if xyz is actually occurring. In fact the only thing that matters is peoples' reactions.
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