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by ordu 1105 days ago
> This is pure experiment

Pedantically speaking, it is not an experiment, it is an observation. Experiment is a kind of study where you control independent variable. In this case no cosmic radiation nor seismic activity were not manipulated by scientists. It is the reason why they speak about correlation but not causation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiment#Observational_studi...