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Originally Posted by spence
There's an aphorism I've heard that I like to use called "apples and oranges".
Since when do left leaning politicians believe that the basis from our economic system was created by a God?
If anything they'd believe it's a product of Man and has been synthesized by Man. Perhaps those on the far left would believe if it's a product of Man then there is an intrinsic higher power in the form of the village. But even they would still consider the system a tool for the survival of the village (like a grist mill) made by and for Man, rather than a seemly innocous element (like a stream or dust-bunny) which plays a critical part in the grand scheme.
-spence
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Left leaning politicians generally, rather than believing our economic system was created by God, play god when they try to "fix it." Which is why I'm asking if there is a contradiction here. Our economic system is, purportedly, Capitalism. And they, purportedly, "believe?" in Evolution (mandate that it be taught in schools, not ID). Capitalism is an evolved "system." And it continues to evolve. Capitalism IS Evolutionary Economics. And there IS a fairly new term being bruited about in economic disscussions--Intelligent Design Economics. Granted, it's a spinoff from the ID/Evolution debate. It's a, perhaps snide, way to refer to planned or regulated economies. IT'S NOT MY TERM. I'M NOT COMPARING APPLES TO ORANGES. There has been for a long time a debate between planned and evolutionary economic systems. The planned ones come and go, the evolutionary ones continue to evolve, usually with interruptions by planners. Darwinian economics and Darwinian evolution are not just related by the name. The economic process is just a part of the whole evolutionary process. So, if you're a legislator all stoked up by evolution, why don't you have the balls to let it work? Why would you pass the greatest planned, anti-capitalist bill in American history?
BTW, Evolution, and Evolutionary Economics, is not just that predatory sounding "survival of the fittest." Evolutionary Economics, when it works (evolves) in its best, most efficient way, does so for the good of ALL in the "village."
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