tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post8996650356700509373..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Take Me Down To The Other SideDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-54126975055208028812015-08-27T09:02:29.607-07:002015-08-27T09:02:29.607-07:00Causation is tricky.
Both abuser and abused can i...Causation is tricky.<br /><br />Both abuser and abused can identify events that putatively triggered any given round of abuse. So, <i>do</i> these events explain the abuse? Well, similar events do not trigger abuse in other couples. And no matter how much the victim modifies his or her behavior to avoid those events, there never seems to be a shortage of new events to trigger the next round of abuse. This may lead the observer to conclude that it is not the events, but the participants, that are the likely explanatory variables.<br /><br />So if ISIS officials blamed the Invasion of Iraq for their conduct, what conclusion should I draw? In particular, should I conclude that in the absence of the Iraq invasion, no other grievance would have provided an excuse and opportunity for an equivalent movement to arise?<br /><br />Alternatively, if they denied that the invasion had anything to do with their conduct, and claimed that they are solely motivated by Allah devoid of any worldly context, what conclusion should I draw? How would I explain that ISIS has arisen here and now -- not ten years ago? <br /><br />In short, people don’t always have the most useful perspective on the causes of their own conduct.EWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704258203202907249noreply@blogger.com