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| 7b5d4e1 | Because reasoning about causes and effects is a very difficult thing, and I believe the only judge of that can be God. We are already hard put to establish a relationship between such an obvious effect as a charred tree and the lightning bolt that set fire to it, so to trace sometimes endless chains of causes and effects seems to me as foolish as trying to build a tower that will touch the sky. | critical-reasoning tracing-cause-and-effect cause-and-effect reasoning | Umberto Eco |