Posted by SLS on April 7, 2009, at 13:30:48
In reply to Re: Pessimism leads to early mortality, posted by metric on April 7, 2009, at 13:15:33
> They found an association. That's it. Just as one would expect. From that one can't conclude that pessimism per se *leads* to early mortality, as the title of this thread announces.
What would you have them do instead at this point?
Associations are a good place to start.
To pronounce cause and effect would require a biological puzzle to be solved. I'm not sure that it can't be solved already. Now, all we need are people who are interested enough in the results of this study of association to go on to conduct studies of biological events. That could take awhile, so, in the meantime, I will remain happy and optimistic rather than invest my energies in being pessimistic or cynical - just in case. Besides, for me, it just feels better to live happy and optimistic, despite pain and frustration. It is a choice.
- Scott
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