The assumption that all else being equal allows you to prove narrow causal relationships is mathematically sound but practically useless because in the real world all else is never equal, and this assumption-based reasoning creates blindness to integrated systems.
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Roger MartinEvidence Quote
“all those other things that you have to assume are are equal are not... if you do hold them uh all constant then you can develop uh and prove a causal relationship between two things... but that's just not helpful to the world”
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:30:31 PM
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