[MD] Quick one: causation

[craigerb at comcast.net]

[Marsha}
> Rather than a causes b, a one-directional thing, a Buddhist might
> state that the relationship between a and b is mutually
> interdependent based on cause and conditions.
> Does probability always imply a one-direction relationship, or is the
> implied relationship mutually interdependent?

Suppose the odds of rolling a 1 on a die are 1/6.  And the odds of rolling a 1 on another die are 1/6.  The odds of picking up the dice,
shaking them and rolling two 1s are 1/36 (= 1/6 x 1/6).  That’s because the two rolls are “statistically independent” events, even though they
are not physically independent.
A Buddhist casino calculates odds the same way as Las Vegas.
Craig