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If reasoning based on 'empirical evidence' were so good, economists and politicians would know everything that is going to happen. Yet they don't.
by mandem 10y ago
If reasoning based on 'empirical evidence' were so good, economists and politicians would know everything that is going to happen. Yet they don't.
- AstralStorm 10y ago1) They lack data and 2) sometimes they choose to ignore it. First happens because sociological data collection is hard, slow and expensive. Second usually due to various kinds of politics and lobbying.