Yes, we do that. But we also have learned, the hard way, to have some humility w...

scott_s on Aug 18, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Existence does not imply correlation

Yes, we do that. But we also have learned, the hard way, to have some humility with that knowledge. Something may disagree with our mental model, but we're careful not to say something is impossible because our mental model may be wrong. (In fact, it is wrong, since we're dealing with a bug.)