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Causality or causation denotes a necessary relationship between one event and another event which is the direct consequence of the first. While this informal understanding will suffice in everyday usage, the philosophical analysis of causality has proved exceedingly difficult. The work of philosophers to understand causality and how best to characterize it extends over millennia. In the western philosophical tradition explicit discussion stretches back at least as far as Aristotle,...


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What causes the chemical imbalances that lead to depression?
The medical fraternity often claims that a major cause of depression is chemical imbalance. ...

You posted an answer to my question regarding my thesis and I'd just like to say I definitely agree that depression is being blamed "brain abnormalities", such as serotonin reputake....

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What causes plate tectonics, in other words what causes the plates to move?
What causes plate tectonics, in other words what causes the plates to move?

Earth s center, or core, is very hot, about 9000 degrees F. This heat causes molten rock deep within the mantle layer to move. Warm material rises, cools,...

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