Questions the left won't discuss about gun control, but should - and soon.

[Straw Man]

79. Double duh.

You make a grown man cry; hypotheses are indeed developed from what individuals believe to be true. Duh. Hypotheses are indeed developed from correlations which have not yet been proven to be linked to causation, that's pretty much what a hypothesis 'iss'.
Again you play at trivial pursuit & picayune hair splits.

Wrong. Hypotheses are developed from what individuals think may be true. If you think that that phrase is equivalent to believe to be true, then you have a problem with your vocabulary as well as your scientific method.

You have taken a faith-based belief, misnamed it a "hypothesis," and attempted to confirm its validity by pointing at mere correlation without even at attempt at proof. Your pursuits are indeed trivial.

oxford: hypothesis: A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation:

I'll throw your Oxford back at you and say that "supposition or proposed explanation" is most decidedly not the same as what you "believe to be true," the latter being an endpoint rather than a starting point. And if your "belief" is not supported by proof, then it's a faith-based endpoint.

A nifty way to dodge this question I asked, repeated here:

straw man wrote: ......Correlation can indicate causation, but the causation must be shown
straw man also wrote: Correlation is not ... oh, never mind
jimmy: So what is your opinion today straw man? is it not? or it can be?

Ask yourself this, Jimmy: If I really wanted to dodge it, why wouldn't I just have omitted the entire sentence? What you're seeing is an expression of exasperation at having to repeat the bloody obvious so many times.

Smoke and fire, Jimmy. Smoke and fire. The answer is there if you'll uncover your eyes.