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    1. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 24 Aug 2019

      Dan McLaughlin Retweeted The Alex Nowrasteh

      On the one hand, there's a lot of garbage social-science literature on this & many other topics. On the other hand, just because something is difficult to identify reliably with the tools of social science does not mean it does not exist.https://twitter.com/AlexNowrasteh/status/1165291968194387968 …

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      The Alex Nowrasteh @AlexNowrasteh
      “But if scholars p-hack hard enough, there is a positive correlation between a metric that I assume means social cohesion and something good. Don’t ask me for a model.” My brief summary of the trust literature.
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    2. The Alex Nowrasteh‏ @AlexNowrasteh 24 Aug 2019
      Replying to @baseballcrank

      The onus is on those who believe that social cohesion is real and important to provide evidence for it. Heck, I’d settle for a definition that is falsifiable.

      3 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
    3. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 24 Aug 2019
      Replying to @AlexNowrasteh

      I think in any social debate, the onus is on whoever is proposing a departure from established tradition & practice, though that burden is higher if one proposes to reduce rather than expand human liberty.

      2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    4. The Alex Nowrasteh‏ @AlexNowrasteh 24 Aug 2019
      Replying to @baseballcrank

      In a debate over social science, which is what this is, those who say that X is real and important should be able to provide evidence for that proposition.

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    5. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 24 Aug 2019
      Replying to @AlexNowrasteh

      As a matter confined to social science, sure. When social science is applied to public policy, however, the limitations of social science should not be projected to constrain policy.

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    6. The Alex Nowrasteh‏ @AlexNowrasteh 24 Aug 2019
      Replying to @baseballcrank

      If a policy maker doesn’t have a reasonable idea of the effects of his policies because the social science is awful/nonexistent, why would you want him to act? His actions could undermine your goals.

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      Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 24 Aug 2019
      Replying to @AlexNowrasteh

      What is the opposite of "act" - leave in place the existing rules? Bear in mind that policymakers had to act without social science for most of human history. The whole field of political philosophy developed without it.

      11:53 AM - 24 Aug 2019
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        2. The Alex Nowrasteh‏ @AlexNowrasteh 24 Aug 2019
          Replying to @baseballcrank

          Yes, it’s an argument for doing nothing. And for the vast majority of human history, virtually all choices made by policy makers were bad ones. I’m not sure Henry VIII or Julius Caesar are data points in your favor.

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        3. The Alex Nowrasteh‏ @AlexNowrasteh 24 Aug 2019
          Replying to @AlexNowrasteh @baseballcrank

          Aren’t conservatives supposed to weary of change because of the limits of human knowledge? How about we expand those limits a bit before trying new policies?

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