Causation Quote by Jared Diamond

It is in the very nature of a beginning to carry with itself a measure of complete arbitrariness. Not only is it not bound…

— Hannah Arendt

“Every object and event must have a plausible chain of causality that leads to it.”

— S.F. Chapman

History creates comprehensibility primarily by arranging facts meaningfully and only in a very limited sense by establishing strict causal connections.

— Johan Huizinga

There is a new science of complexity which says that the link between cause and effect is increasingly difficult to trace; that change (planned…

— Andy Hargreaves

The transition from cause to effect, from event to event, is often carried on by secret steps, which our foresight cannot divine, and our…

— Joseph Addison

“As you can see, it is very hard to say what causation is. This has led some philosophers to deny that there are causes…

— David S. Kidder

Everything, both mental and physical, is rigidly bound by the law of causation.

— Swami Vivekananda

Science is all about cause. Now, if really everything is connected to everything, if there really is only a oneness, everything then affects everything,…

— Willis Harman

“in a highly organized system, the causation is more pronounced and intentional. The elements seem to have been more precisely selected. Things escalate decisively;…

— George Saunders

For historians, hindsight can be a treacherous ally. Enabling us to trace the hidden patterns of past events, it beguiles us with the mirage…

— Eric Foner

When the world changes, correlation goes away… Causals are what endure.

— Geoffrey Nunberg

“Whenever there’s a problem B, we assume that event A caused it. The financial crisis is caused by bankers; the loss of jobs is…

— Jurgen Appelo