are you saying the only value of econ is its predictive value or the lack thereof ? if some PL hotshot predicts that 10 years from now imperative languages will

are you saying the only value of econ is its predictive value or the lack thereof ? if some PL hotshot predicts that 10 years from now imperative languages will go the way of the dodo, must we mock his particular prediction or his field in general? shaw is supposed to have quipped "If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion." - but some actually see that bug as a feature. disagreement in social science != quackery