The counterfactual theory of causation

Both time and causation seems to have the same 'direction’ . Can we explain this? 

We do what we do because we believe what we believe. Or do we? How does mental causation work? 

Everything that happens in this world is the result of an action. There is no coincidence, if this is correct. For something to have happened, an event of some kind had to precede the outcome. The common example is that a rock tossed in water causes ripples. One could not rightly ...  Show more

Maybe if Nicholas hadn't been so set on rejecting the verdict of 1905, there wouldn't be a Part II to look forward to. 

Learn some useful phrases for talking about cause and effect. 

<span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px;">Should have, could have, and would have are sometimes called “modals of lost opportunity” because they describe situations when we are imagining that ...