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by lutusp 5009 days ago
> then you'll need to provide some more details on that.

The scientific burden is not mine to show that the article reports a correlation and nothing more, the burden is on the authors to show that that they have demonstrated a cause-effect relationship. And based on their study design, they wouldn't dare -- they have no way to distinguish causes from effects, as you would know if you actually understood the article and the study it reports.