“correlation does not imply causation”

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I’ve seen this referenced a lot, especially with psychology, but can someone explain what exactly it means? How does correlation not imply causation? Sometimes, does correlation ever imply causation?

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Say a friend starts eating a lot of pineapple, and then suddenly he progressively gets promoted. Now he believes that eating pineapple is the cause of his series of promotions.

Correlation does not imply causation. Unless…

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