& by 'empirically managed' i assume that you are referring to policy. i prefer the term empirically culled for that. empirics is one element
But you don't think we should draw conclusions from evidence so your input here is probably not going to be very helpful.
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which alot of scientists dont recognize. there is a lot that goes into policy besides technical expertise
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Of course scientists don't recognise that conclusions shouldn't be based on evidence! It's a ludicrous claim.
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Sam Harris is explicit about this with his attempt to resurrect a science of morality
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No. He isn't. That is what the landscape symbolism is about. The many different ways of seeking the goal of improving human wellbeing.
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anyhow i think i made my earlier point. scientists who engage in public policy don't, at a very basic level think Hume's guillotine exists
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I'm going to mute you now because you never actually say anything. Just waffle on vaguely without any noticeable point.
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actually i was pretty clear about it Helen but you seem to act as if these problems are somehow new and havent been broguht up by others
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At least then I'd know what you're getting at. No need for all this vague meandering about never actually saying anything.
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among other things
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unless you are of the opinion that law and economics somehow dont matter
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my input will come in quite handy as people tend to sometimes get carried away with policy. the evidence pulls you in.
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the point of evidence is to put limits on what you can or cannot do. we have to keep in mind the is/ought distinction.
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