- 16 Apr 2020 15:35
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Blair Fix wrote:Evidence for Tribalism in Economics
While economists like to pretend otherwise, humans are social animals.
...The ideal of science is beautifully summarized by the motto of the Royal Society: nullius in verba. It means ‘take nobody’s word for it’. In science, there is no authority. There are no gods, no kings, and no masters. Only evidence.
In this post, I reflect on how ‘taking nobody’s word for it’ cuts against some of our deepest instincts as humans. As social animals, we have evolved to trust members of our group. Among these group members, our instinct is to ‘take their word for it’. I call this the ‘tribal instinct’ ...
Never an honest word, that was when I ruled the world - Coldplay