[StopTheTechies]

> There's no underlying nexus between the list of symptoms beyond statistical correlation

Correlation is correlated with meaning, so what are you saying

[astrange]

Correlation is not causation.

[StopTheTechies]

Ok—you seemed to have missed the main point. If people react to xyz, it doesn't matter if xyz is actually occurring. In fact the only thing that matters is peoples' reactions.