tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805004837502917590.post3729336951290627936..comments2012-08-09T20:20:37.442-05:00Comments on Just Because They Are Crazy Doesn't Mean They Are Stupid: The fundamental weakness of ideological purityJeff Huperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09836974283644302069noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805004837502917590.post-56748566231794387542010-11-07T19:30:53.253-06:002010-11-07T19:30:53.253-06:00Not bad. Have you considered expanding your thoug...Not bad. Have you considered expanding your thoughts to include more examples the idea that often people, especially cloistered academic types and politicians, become so married to ideas that they ignore empirical evidence that disputes their ideological paradigm? You mentioned economists in this post. What about all the comments about economists who never saw the 2008 crash coming? The truth is that a lot of them did see it coming. And said so. Repeatedly. And loudly. There were also those who said that it could never happen and ignored the doomsayers. It might be interesting to look into the theoretical backgrounds and training of some of the latter type of economists.Skippettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17969734838131063250noreply@blogger.com