Everything Has a Cause
Updated 2026-08-10
INTRODUCTION
English translation pending.
CORE DEFINITION
Everything has a cause holds that behind every phenomenon there is a reason, and that beneath an apparent accident a necessary logic waits to be traced. Why is the most powerful analytical instrument available, and the model refuses to accept a surface explanation, insisting the question be asked again and again until the chain reaches a root cause.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Refuse the lucky verdict: never close an anomaly with the words luck or coincidence - Ask why until it hurts: keep questioning until the chain reaches a root cause - Test the link: separate a true cause from a mere traveling companion
Anchor fast decisions
The causal assumption states that every event has a preceding cause, so the apparent accident always contains a chain that can be followed back. Each answered why reveals the prior link, and persistent questioning approaches the root cause where intervention actually changes the outcome rather than the symptom.
MINIMUM ACTION
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Source support: Explicit
- en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_sufficient_reasonverified
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