“The writer [i.e., Wright himself] has never made the preposterous claim that the theory of path coefficients provides a general formula for the deduction of causal relations. He wishes to submit that the combination of knowledge of correlations with knowledge of causal relations to obtain certain results, is a different thing from the deduction of causal relations from correlations implied by Niles’ statement.”
In other words, we must have mind-first, data second. Since correlations betwen variables can occur spuriously, and raw data cannot make sense without a prior structure to use for its interpretation (which also is in-line with Kant's "Critique of Pure Reasoning").
I feel like this is an existential struggle, the struggle of 'gods' or what i call 'old-minds' right to rule; i.e. Listening to yourself versus mindless empricism.
