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This is true for the strict Pearl-style form of causation.

The concept of what counts as a causative explanation can be more expansive, and it varies between disciplines. See the work of Nancy Cartwright.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/30527010_What_Is_Wr...

TL;DR we've been explaining "causes" without Bayes Nets for awhile, Bayes Nets unsubtly disregards the common-sense logic scientists use for their practice, including the way that explanations tend to be qualified by context.



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