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>> huge correlation between people low in Vitamin D and bad COVID-19 outcomes

>> correlation != causation

Thank you for that perfect explanation of "what is half-truth".

Well I’m not here to defend Joe Rogan but I think most people should be taking Vitamin D. Listen to the stuff medcram have put out on this, it’s really informative and science based and doesn’t make outlandish claims.

Thanks for illustrating that you “half-understoood” the argument.

Which part _did_ I understand and what part did I not, according to you?

Sorry, I'm sometimes snarky in the mornings. Giving the OP the benefit of the doubt, I presume they meant that correlation does not always equal causation, but that there is a middle ground of the "unknown" rather than just the inverse of a logical, mathematical statement. If you see a pattern from enough correlations, then you might let go of some of your own hubris. It's not black and white, and so on.

I'm sorry you feel I've been too binary and full of hubris. I'll take that to heart. Cheers!

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