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Re:Why Seven Hours of Sleep Might Be Better Than Eight by mreiland on Tuesday July 22, 2014 @01:31PM (#8070308)
correlation does not equal causation.
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Re:Why Seven Hours of Sleep Might Be Better Than Eight by theandrewbailey on Tuesday July 22, 2014 @02:02PM (#8070537)
Posting those 5 words doesn't dismiss an argument. You could throw out a lot of medical studies on that rule alone.
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Re:Why Seven Hours of Sleep Might Be Better Than Eight by enraged_camel on Tuesday July 22, 2014 @02:15PM (#8070633)
>>Posting those 5 words doesn't dismiss an argument. While it doesn't equal causation, it's a sure as hell cue that's something funny might be going on.

It may be a cue, but cues themselves are not actionable. They simply mean that more research is needed until causation is found.

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Re:Why Seven Hours of Sleep Might Be Better Than Eight by mreiland on Wednesday July 23, 2014 @12:31PM (#8075242)
If you look you'll see he edited his post to say something different after your response.

The dishonesty itself is astounding and I wish people had more pride in themselves than that.

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