Bugmaster comments on A Rationalist’s Tale

[Bugmaster]

I would explain it as a spontaneous remission followed by the post hoc fallacy.

Edit: assuming, of course, that the tumor was actually gone, as DSimon points out.

[Vladimir_Nesov]

I would explain it as a spontaneous remission followed by the post hoc fallacy.

Surely you mean, causing post hoc fallacy?

[Bugmaster]

If I do that, I may be in danger of committing the post hoc fallacy :-)

[dlthomas]

That was the joke...

[Bugmaster]

Indeed.