Hi Harry, I WILL RESPOND THROUGHOUT YOUR COMMENTS > Brian, > > You choose your words - which doesn't mean you get them right.TRUE FOR MOST PEOPLE CHOOSING WORDS UNLESS THEY ARE INFALLIBLE WORD CHOOSERS. > > Would you say that ohm, volt, and ampere are the "tenets" of the > electrician's "creed".ABSOLUTELY AND EVERY DICTIONARY WILL SUPPOT THIS > > And when you parse, are you using the tenets of your creed.ABSOLUTELY > > Probably not.WE DISAGREE > > The terms you refer to as tenets are the labels given to well thought > out > defined concepts.They are used not in a creed but in a science.ARE YOU SAYING THAT WESTERN SCIENCE IS NOT FOUNDED ON BELIEFS? BELIEFS ABOUT WHAT COUNTS AS EVIDENCE AND PROOF, BELIEFS ABOUT METHODS, BELIEFS ABOUT ASSUMPTIONS, BELIEFS ABOUT LOGIC, BELIEFS ABOUT SKEPTICISM,... > > They are delightfully chosen so nothing can be in more than one > category.BELIEFS ABOUT THE USEFULNESS OF CATEGORIES? WHICH YOU BELIEVE CATEGORICALLY. > > They make possible some useful (FOR WHOM) excursions into the economic analysis. > > So, now you know something you previously didn't know, which is good.ABSOLUTELY > > Harry
TAKE CARE, BRIAN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------- > > Brian wrote: > > >Harry wrote: > >If they buy something it's because they want to buy it. > > > >Hi Harry, > >If people buy things because they want them, why do people who sell > >things spend billions of dollars advertising? Are they afraid that > >buyers might forget that they want their product, sevices? Why do > >advertisers hire the best psychology grads to work for their firms? > Are > >these people more gifted at reminding people what they want? Or is > the P > >T Barnum quote at play here? > > > >Take care, > >Brian > >ps I really want to read your views on adjunct vs tenured profs but > I'm > >not willing to pay for them. I'm hoping that you will freely share > them > >like you do with the tenets of your creed: Land, Labour, Capital and > >Wealth. > > > ****************************** > Harry Pollard > Henry George School of LA > Box 655 > Tujunga CA 91042 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: (818) 352-4141 > Fax: (818) 353-2242 > ******************************* >
