I would think only in some economics "belief systems" exponential growth is mandatory I call them belief systems, because when you look at it, it can hardly be

I would think only in some economics "belief systems" exponential growth is mandatory I call them belief systems, because when you look at it, it can hardly be called science: examples of mutualy exclusive theories are coexisting and sides quite often forge the data using advanced obsfucation: tweak some parameters here, adjust them there, carefully pick base data and voila - you've just proven whatever the hell you believe is "the only true way"