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Comment by digler999

9 years ago

The top comment here should be the one about "correlation doesn't prove causation". Secondly, this makes me think of Cargo Cult[1] programming practices. Your practices might be right, but it's much more valuable to know why they're right. [ or often, unnecessary, as CC practices usually are ].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult_science

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