Scientists found no causality between the events.
a supreme being is a being that, by definition, has no causality of its own
Recent Examples on the WebSearching for backward causality required looking at the impact of the final measurement and adding the time twist.—Zeeya Merali, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2023 Sometimes, but often not in the way they were intended, and rarely in ways that confirm obvious causality.—Jim Small, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2023 The researchers relied on observational data to establish a correlation between cannabis use and heart failure, but the causality cannot be determined.—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 15 Nov. 2023 Among them was a 2019 presentation by user experience researchers finding that, while causality was hard to establish, Instagram’s aesthetic of casual perfection could trigger negative thinking among some users.—Jeff Horwitz, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023 This is an instance of causality at work, not a violation of causal law.—Kieran Setiya, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Medieval Latin causālitāt- causālitās, from Late Latin causāliscausal + Latin -itāt-, -itās-ity
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