Economics is a religion like any other. For economics confounds consequence and cause, and thus is the source of manmade depravity of reason (Nietzsche).
Humanity is prone to hallucinations (I can name quite a few) and feeds on any voodoo it can glean hope from, even when the belief in a make-believe study derived from hindsight prevents humanity from exploring the unprecedented foresight it needs to break the norm.
An economist is like a driver of a car who exclusively from looking in the rearview mirror must decide how and where to drive.
I prefer looking through the windshield.
I feel pity for a believer of any religion, for a religion numbs the human ingenuity capable of improving human excellence and prolonging the existence of our species on earth.
