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Originally Posted by Jazuela
Just remember - if "mental illness" was at the root of the epidemic of hate-fueled mass shootings, they wouldn't only be occuring with this frequency in the USA. It would be world wide.
Why? Because mental illness is not an American illness. It is a worldwide illness. Mental illness doesn't stop at our borders, or even at the edge of our continent.
It isn't happening with this frequency world wide. Therefore - mental illness cannot possibly be the cause, or even a primary trigger.
Science/medical research phrase: correlation does not equal causation.
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It is untrue that the US is the only one with the problem and it is true that the US is a country with by far one of the largest populations which is also a huge factor.
http://worldpopulationreview.com/cou...gs-by-country/