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Strategies & Market Trends : Asia Forum
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To: kormac who wrote (7081)10/13/1998 6:25:00 PM
From: Stitch  Read Replies (1) of 9980
 
Seppo, *OT*

<<Man has made a grave mistake in believing that the methods that are so powerful in physical sciences can be taken over to social sciences and that they work. >>

Many thanks for your fascinating comments on the theory of chaos and the misguided application of scientific laws in querying human nature. However I am not sure I would indict "man" per se for falling to the temptation to attempt to explain the precipitous nature of human endeavor and behavior. Firstly not all scientists believe that natural law can be applied. Einstein himself had a deeply spiritual facet to his make up in which he seemed to understand that there was a limit to the questions that could reasonably be asked. (An excellent book on this topic is "Einstein's God" written by Robert Goldman.) Secondly I find it very easy to sympathise with those that would search for the answers through the empirical sciences. They do occasionally find a great deal that may help us cope with certain phenomena heretofore that have been elusive. The best example I have is a brother who is engaged in research that points to a pre natal virus as a major cause of schizophrenia. It was not all that long ago that those who evidenced this behavior were thought to be possessed.

I wonder if market volatility has anything to do with a virus. Perhaps our metaphor of "Asian Contagion" is not so far off? <G>

Best,
Stitch
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