I get the irony in calling it the "intelligent des...

2007-03-26T21:44:00.000-07:00

I get the irony in calling it the "intelligent design fallacy," and it's definitely catchy. And I suppose many secular liberals who would favor central planning probably also recognize the fact of evolution (and would be embarrassed to be associated with intelligent design), so pointing out to them that what they support economically is akin to intelligent design could definitely be effective in making people think. I just don't want capitalism to be viewed as being so ruthless to individuals.

I sort of like the "intelligent design fallacy" be...

2007-03-26T15:47:00.000-07:00

I sort of like the "intelligent design fallacy" because it creates a link between this kind of error and one that the folks prone to it are already apt to recognize as a mistake. Anyway, the Hayekian argument for markets really IS evolutionary in a way; I'm not all that worried about bringing around people who're spouting crude confusions like the "social Darwinism" canard anyway.

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I get the irony in calling it the "intelligent des...

I sort of like the "intelligent design fallacy" be...