Trendy scientism.. Was: Re: trendy left

[David Lloyd-Jones <dlj@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

James R. Olson, jr. wrote:
>
> Think about flocking algorithms.  Reactions of members of the flock to
> those around them produce an order, despite the unawareness of the
> individuals of that order.  Human flocking is complicated by 1) awareness
> of the order and 2) denial of flocking mechanisms and 3) attempts to take
> advantage of them.

Is there any evidence for these three unlikely propositions?

Clearly many people would _like_ them to be true, and this might account
for their frequent liturgical invocation.  Such credulous mumbling,
however, does not constitute evidence, let along proof.

                                   -dlj.