Just because two things correlate does not necessarily mean that one causes the other. ... Correlations between two things can be caused by a third factor that affects both of them. This sneaky, hidden third wheel is called a confounder.
You didn't answer my question, and it seems like you have misunderstood my logic.
Once again, do you believe that Tammany hall was a conspiracy? Do you believe the vatican pedo rings were conspiracies?
The line of reasoning is that these things DO exist, and have been documented. You may not agree that they apply in this case, but surely you admit it's not impossible that fraud exists, and has existed in the past.
So you think the vatican pedo rings and Tammany hall political machines were just conspiracy theories?
Correlation is not Causation.
Just because two things correlate does not necessarily mean that one causes the other. ... Correlations between two things can be caused by a third factor that affects both of them. This sneaky, hidden third wheel is called a confounder.
You didn't answer my question, and it seems like you have misunderstood my logic.
Once again, do you believe that Tammany hall was a conspiracy? Do you believe the vatican pedo rings were conspiracies?
The line of reasoning is that these things DO exist, and have been documented. You may not agree that they apply in this case, but surely you admit it's not impossible that fraud exists, and has existed in the past.