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akmed13 commented on the word inefficient cause
by contrast with efficient cause: the mechanical cause of an event (per Aristotle). Efficient causes pull up their socks & make the event happen. Inefficient causes mean well, but when they try to cause an event they succeed only some statistical fraction of the time.
September 18, 2007