[MD] Science Wars

[Ian Glendinning]

Marsha has said it already Platt,

Nothing wrong with a real free market, where players are not "forced"
to compete by those who keep score, but can choose enlightened
collaboration and co-creation amongst balanced interests -
intellectuals included (but not exclusively of course). Like real
Drawinian evolution.

God help us in any extreme case.

Ian

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 4:28 PM, MarshaV <marshalz at charter.net> wrote:
> At 09:58 AM 4/20/2009, you wrote:
>>
>> > Ultimately Marsha, yes trust. Reading intent into what people (even
>> > scientists) say and do, supported by experience at the touch points we
>> > do have access to, and by second hand trust (or authority) if that's
>> > all we can get. Even with "direct" experience we need to beware
>> > illusions and psychological "tricks".
>> >
>> > A competitive self-interested market view of every situation sure
>> > doesn't
>> > help.
>> > Ian
>>
>> I wonder what the alternative to the free market might be. A syndicate of
>> SOM intellectuals perhaps? God help us.
>
>
> Platt,
>
> The idea of the free market is a myth, a cruel joke.  What we have now is a
> 'let's pretend' free market; it is used to deflect every effort to have a
> caring fair market.   Maybe by opening up to an intelligent consideration of
> the seventh-generation, something better can be developed.  Your either/or
> dichotomy is nonsense.
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> Marsha
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