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Is it logically correct to assume that the sound and light were caused by the same thing
Yes they were caused by the same thing 11%  11%  [ 1 ]
They have no relationship with each other and are independen of each other 33%  33%  [ 3 ]
Insufficient data to draw a conclusion 44%  44%  [ 4 ]
I don't understand 11%  11%  [ 1 ]
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14 May 2011, 12:48 pm

Imagine that you are in a perfectly dark room, and you hear an odd sound behind you while at the same time, a bright red light flash in front of you. Ignore any emotional fear.

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Is it logical to conclude that whatever caused the bright red light, also caused the odd sound? Why or why not.



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14 May 2011, 12:51 pm

It is demonstratably illogical to assume they have necessarily the same cause.


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14 May 2011, 12:52 pm

Not enough data...



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14 May 2011, 12:52 pm

pascalflower wrote:
Imagine that you are in a perfectly dark room, and you hear an odd sound behind you while at the same time, a bright red light flash in front of you. Ignore any emotional fear.

Question:

Is it logical to conclude that whatever caused the bright red light, also caused the odd sound? Why or why not.


Not enough information in the question itself. All I can say with any certainty is there was a light, and also a sound. Unless I were to inquire further, that's the end of it.



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14 May 2011, 12:53 pm

Survival instinct would correlate the two, logic would come later.



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14 May 2011, 1:09 pm

jrjones9933 wrote:
Survival instinct would correlate the two, logic would come later.


What he said, especially if nobody else lives in the building.



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14 May 2011, 1:36 pm

I voted yes because I read the situation incorrectly.

Edit: I would think that they're probably unrelated, but that's not certain (although the only cases I know of where you'd hear a sound behind and a flash of light ahead tend to also include a sound coming from where the light is).

Edit2: Also, define related.


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