Mission accomplished!

Mike Redler wrote:

>Agh!!
>
>Now ya did it. I got that stupid music from the Heineken Light 
>commercial ringing in my head.
>
>"Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me..."
>
>
>Mike Weaver wrote:
>  
>
>>Oh, you just like the "Freak" part pf Freakonmics!
>>
>>Michael Redler wrote:
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>>>Doug wrote: "I do agree with you that most present day economists are 
>>>in an extreme state of denial regarding their relationship to moral 
>>>issues."
>>>
>>>I would agree that there is a detachment but, I'm not sure that it's 
>>>denial. I mean, denial is a defense mechanism, right? Have they become 
>>>defensive or do they see a close attachment to moral issues as a leash 
>>>which keeps their research within current moral boundaries.
>>>
>>>I want to be careful not to make blanket statements because some 
>>>economists may depend on moral issues because it's within the scope of 
>>>their research. Those who don't include those issues (IMO) have grown 
>>>accustomed to certain methods and have created their own obstacles in 
>>>reaching their objective.
>>>
>>>Personally, I'm equally interested in the public reaction to 
>>>economists research. I think the degree by which people interpret 
>>>research as a call to action is a measure of how our culture submits 
>>>to fear and hatred.
>>> 
>>>...my $.02
>>> 
>>> 
>>>Mike
>>> 
>>>      
>>>
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