The Difference Between Economics and Faith

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author Ranete, Andrei
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contents <p><span><span><span><span lang="en-US">Modern economics is indistinguishable from faith because it lacks falsifiability criteria. Economic explanations routinely invoke “the market” as a self-correcting entity, yet no explicit observation is defined that would falsify its claims. When all outcomes, growth, collapse, inequality, and stability, are interpreted as confirmation, then the theory is unfalsifiable. Moreover, if proving it requires time, then how much time does it require? A scientific answer must specify timescale, conditions, and/or stopping rules. An unfalsifiable system does not meet the criteria of science and is epistemically equivalent to faith.</span></span></span></span></p>
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spellingShingle The Difference Between Economics and Faith
Ranete, Andrei
economics
falsifiability
philosophy of science
market ideology
pseudoscience
epistemology
<p><span><span><span><span lang="en-US">Modern economics is indistinguishable from faith because it lacks falsifiability criteria. Economic explanations routinely invoke “the market” as a self-correcting entity, yet no explicit observation is defined that would falsify its claims. When all outcomes, growth, collapse, inequality, and stability, are interpreted as confirmation, then the theory is unfalsifiable. Moreover, if proving it requires time, then how much time does it require? A scientific answer must specify timescale, conditions, and/or stopping rules. An unfalsifiable system does not meet the criteria of science and is epistemically equivalent to faith.</span></span></span></span></p>
title The Difference Between Economics and Faith
topic economics
falsifiability
philosophy of science
market ideology
pseudoscience
epistemology
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18154187