Why wouldn’t economists march for science? Why do science supporters believe they must insist that economics is a pseudoscience to validate that the so-called hard sciences are precise or predictive. Neither of these are the objectives of science.
Category: Nobody Asked, But
Science March II
What good is science if it doesn’t take its place among the arts? Science has become an enemy to both the ignorant and those knowledgeable enough to know that it takes more than science? Art has its root meaning in making do.
Science March
A car goes with specific inputs. Economy goes with many more inputs, but less specific. It is no less a science than physics and chemistry. These sciences are interdependent.
Words Poorly Used #83 — Pseudo, Quasi, Para, Alternative
These are four very subtle word parts — either prefixes or modifiers. Let’s look at each, then we’ll look at the lizards’ thicket in which they thrive.
Will Grigg, RIP
It was with the greatest sadness that I read Sheldon Richman’s farewell to Will Grigg this morning. I, as with Sheldon, had never personally met Will, but the world of voluntaryists and I have lost a great friend. He has left a legacy, though.
Cognitive Bias #2 — Bandwagon Effect
Just this past Friday, we went to war with heavy reliance on the fact that we are susceptible to the bandwagon effect. We might also refer to this as “monkey see, monkey do” (while adding the cautionary “monkey get in trouble, too.”) We humans can’t seem to resist the spin and flash of a circus bandwagon.
Casus Belli II
When you encounter a war lover, ask them what is the worst human depravity. When they name one, point out that war creates more of what they detest, then ask them how they can support war knowing that is the case.
Casus Belli
Can there be a human more debased than one who makes excuses for war? By making such excuses one excuses every depravity–as these are part and parcel of war.
Videos are Shadows
Videos are mostly shadows on the wall of Plato’s Cave. Yet humans persist in treating them as first hand perceptions in the full sunlight.
Just War
Nobody asked but … It takes more than one side to make a just war. But is it possible for two warring sides both to have just causes? Can both sides be on the footing of self-defense? I have been on a War & Peace binge lately. But no matter the legitimacy of Russia’s defense,…