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Position:Home>Philosophy> Philosophy Help? 10 points?Question: Philosophy Help!? 10 points!? I need some ideas on how to tackle this problem of:
Event C causes event E!. However, it is possible that event C happens and event E doesn't!. I don't need full out answers, but just possible events that I could explore for this problem!. Thank you in advance!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: It seems to me that there is not a problem here, but I can say C may result in E only on occasion, possible randomness factor!. This is the only relevant thing I can say here!.Www@QuestionHome@Com You can say C: "drinking poison" causes E: "death"!. Such statement is true, but it also depends on how much poison is taken!. When you say event C causes E, you should mean the statement is true under all circumstances!. When you say that event C happens and event E may not happen, you are contradicting yourself!. In formal logic, you would have to define what you mean by C and E!.Www@QuestionHome@Com if c and e are the only two factors then i dont see it but if there is another factor then it is highly possible example: go faster than speed limit and you get a speeding ticket!. C speeding E ticket how ever if D= police officer is not present then c does not cause e hope i made this clear Www@QuestionHome@Com Maybe event C has multiple causes!. Like a keyboard!. If you press "C" the keyboard caused it, but it can also cause "D" and "E"!. And so even when the keyboard "happens" it is possible that it doesn't have to cause E, but E can only happen from cause keyboard!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Hmm, I'd say that event C causes event D, and event D causes event E!. Linking event C to event E!. But you say "it is possible that event C happens and event E doesn't!." If event E does not occur, then it doesn't exist!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Yes, if event C is someone trying to pick a fight with you and you don't respond to them and walk away you avoid event E ; the fight!.Www@QuestionHome@Com The answer deserves hundred points, not ten!.Www@QuestionHome@Com "Which came first, the chicken or the egg!?"Www@QuestionHome@Com Yes, thats like the tree falling when no one is around!.!.it still makes a noise!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |