Skepticologist - Thanks for answering the questions. I always appreciate someone who takes the time to appease my curiosity.
I find it interesting that causation apeals to you so much. Science most often emphasizes a cause-effect relationship amongst things. I'd say these are the most obvious relationships. Its easier to explain things this way in a satisfying way. Also, if something has a cause, then it means we might be able to effect it.
I'm also attracted to acausal relationships or else where the causality is unclear and complex. This is one very old explanation of astrology. The stars don't cause human personality and behavior, but rather various other ordering principles influence both... in the way gravity influences both stars and Earhtly life. I also like the Buddhist principle of Dependent Co-arising where everything is causing everything else. I think this may be a truer portrayal of reality, but I don't know if it could be proved or disproved. Some theories seem to be getting closer to an acausal view... such as Chaos theory. |