"Stephen Harris"  wrote 

> > > You appear to be saying "these changes, which are due
to chance"
> > > is an example of "chance causation".
> >
> > Yes, for about the seventh time (are you ever going
> > to get this down) I"m saying that terms like, "due to
> > chance," indicate causation where it does not actually
> > exist.  It's a phantom created by people, like yourself,
> > who are imprecise and inconsistent with terminology.
> >
> 
> I understand what you are saying. I have corrected you over
> and over. 

Oh brother.

Your opinion is your opinion. The standard usage
> of phrases like "by chance" are adjectives. So they are not
> causes. They are not considered causes because they are
> not nouns. Nouns are causes. Causes are things which are nouns.

Good, now just apply what you have learned.

Jim
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