I said that economics should: >> allow people to have a greater understanding of the empirical world than >> they currently have, so that they can change it for the better<<
Jay Hanson wrote: > ... Are you saying that economics should become a true science? Why bother? > To give economics teachers a job?< yes, economics is not a science, but economists should strive to be scientific (even if it's not possible). I'd think that it's better to try to understand the world than to wallow in confusion. it's true that the Mayas predicted that the world is going to end in 2012 and they've never been wrong before, but there's no point in giving up. -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
