Economics is not something that can be tested easily on a large scale, so most o...

NateEag · on July 30, 2020

Which can be restated as "Economic theories, on average, have little predictive power."

I'm glad I took econ classes, but it is not a very practical discipline.

And, yes, I think it's a stretch to call it a science when you can't do meaningful experiments.

I object to calling geology a science for the same reason.

CyberDildonics · on July 30, 2020

I would probably agree, but saying something is difficult to test is not the same as saying that many theories don't seem to be true in practice.

NateEag · on July 31, 2020

Valid point.

msla · on July 30, 2020

You can say exactly the same thing about archaeology or geology or cosmology...