Bill O'Connor wrote: > A minimal first step would be to remove the "science" from "dismal > science". No other discipline I've ever heard of prided itself on > ignoring empirical data that refutes its theories. There are notable > exceptions, but not enough for me.
Are you saying that the official economics profession isn't truly scientific? I agree. Whether we drop the word "science" from the field's name or not, scientific thinking seems absolutely necessary. what is "scientific thinking"? crucially, it involves skepticism and the willingness to look at things from new points of view and to consider new evidence. -- Jim Devine / "Nobody told me there'd be days like these / Strange days indeed -- most peculiar, mama." -- JL. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
