And yet it's how we imply causation all the time.

In real life, were we can also draw from other experiences and make our "experiments" more targeted (as opposed to some scientific study involving obscure correlations), correlation is the best measure of causation.

So, while it might be the correct pedantic thing to say, in this correlation does very much imply causation. It's not like there are a lot of others, mysterious, factors at play here.

Besides blanket epistemological statements, how about we also do a little thinking on individual cases and how it applies to them?