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February 3rd 07, 07:10 PM posted to sci.econ,sci.astro,sci.physics,sci.math,sci.environment
Michael Press
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Losing perspective -- no "big picture"
In article ,
Bob Kolker wrote:
(David P.) wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_world
From the time of Newton, or perhaps even Descartes,
many branches of modern science (perhaps the most
extreme example being economics) have been
increasingly accused of losing perspective due to their
over-stretched efforts to find explanations of nature
which are easily analysed in terms of easily measured
and easily mathematicised terms.
Economics is NOT a science. It never was a science. It will never be a
science. Built in to every economic theory is an explanation of why its
predictions sometimes fail.
Economics was invented to make astrology look good. You
see now why Nancy Reagan was the brains of the outfit.
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