----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 6:29 PM Subject: Re: Civility request
> On Mon, Apr 01, 2002 at 06:01:23PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote: > > > In short, I suggest that, while there is not a 1 to 1 relationship > > (there can be extremely rude posts that contain no single word that is > > objectionable in any way), the correlation still exists. > > Correlation does not imply causality. > Depends on how you define imply. While it certainly doesn't guarantee it, it also indicates that its an area worth studying. Puting on my purely scientific hat, I would start by asking what mechanism could cause the correlation. Dan M.
