RE: [Marxism] If Marxism is a Science...

["Mark Lause" <MLause@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I wrote, "If Marxism--or any study of society--actually would be
predictive, we'd be living in a strange Doctor Who world...fun in the
short run, but a pointlessly boring place for any human being to live,
no?"

Tony Lawless responded, "in 1919, there was an eclipse..."; "some of the
outermost planets were first predicted to exist before their existence
was confirmed"; and, "the discovery of the Double Helix was based on the
prediction."  Tony concludes, "far from making the world boring, the
prediictive quality of the world is what makes genuine science sometimes
the art of genuine discovery."

!!!!!

What is it about a "study of society" that's you didn't follow?  ...Or
what kind of "society" are you studying?

Human behavior is not so simple and not so predictable.  Goddamned good
thing, too.  And if you believe it is, it's an act of faith, as
groundless as any other acts of faith.

Solidarity!
Mark L.





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