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: > > >> 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 >> [snip] _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
