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Originally Posted by loquitur
Will, you're confusing social science and hard science. There are hard truths in hard science. But humans are so complex and variable that they're notoriously hard to predict. As for "verifiable better ways to do things" - who gets to decide what is "better?" "Better" for whom? By what standard?
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Better was the wrong word. Efficient and effective would be more appropriate.
The social sciences thing is complicated, sure, but there
are educated guesses. The more educated a guess, it's probable that the more reliable the guess is. It's not perfect (only maths are), but it's more effective and/or more efficient.
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Originally Posted by loquitur
That's why - in my humble opinion - going with what makes sense is not sensible, because what makes sense to one person won't make sense to another. The question should be what works, not what makes sense. I have written about that in the past. If you're interested, click here. But be forewarned - it's typically long-winded lawyer talk. |
Are you kidding? I love lawyer talk!
