Yet much of the world has moved forward and onward without accepting such causality rules. The idea of causation is quite different in Asian cultures than in European cultures. For example, in Buddhist philosophy, nothing exists as a singular and independent entity because things and events depend on multiple, co-arising conditions.12 A Buddhist monk or teacher lights three incense sticks leaning against each other, as a demonstration that if any of the sticks falls, the others will fall as well.
