Examples of epiphenomena, where there may be correlation but not causation. Because of causal opacity, it is hard to make any statement of causality, so you can just pick literally anything that sounds reasonably causal and just list it as epiphenomena instead.Things People Actually Believe#
Cholesterol doesn’t seem to cause cardiovascular disease.
Salt doesn’t seem to raise blood pressure.
Education doesn’t seem to raise national wealth.
Reading to children at night doesn’t seem to raise their literacy.Things Nobody Believes#
A compass steers a ship.