This does not have to be restricted to 'hard' science, because political researchers are the worst habitual offenders. Archaeology, economics and market research are other areas where cause and effect is important, so should provide some excellent examples of how to establish cause and effect.
Fiddling while Rome burns. Meaning. To occupy oneself with unimportant matters and neglect priorities during a crisis. Origin. The source of this phrase is the story that Nero played the fiddle (violin) while Rome burned, during the great fire in AD 64. There are two major flaws with the story. Firstly, there was no such instrument as the fiddle (violin) in first century Rome.
Someone recently sent me a political cartoon depicting President Obama playing the fiddle while the United States was burning in the background. It was portraying the Prez as the infamous Roman emperor Nero who âfiddled while Rome burned to the ground from a fire that he was rumored to have set himself.omeone recently sent me a political cartoon depicting President Obama playing the fiddle while the United States was burning in the background. It was portraying the Prez as the infamous Roman emperor Nero who âfiddled while Rome burned to the ground from a fire that he was rumored to have set himself.