I'm not saying the dirty work in the trenches is not neccessary. I'm just saying as long as they are in the business of speculating and then following that speculation with an accumulation of impherical evidence, why not consider aiming their speculations in the direction I suggest? It will save time.
...why not consider aiming their speculations in the direction I suggest? It will save time.That's what socialists say about the economy. If we know in advance what direction we need to go, why not just let the best and the brightest just plan it and eliminate all this wasteful competition.
I'm not sure how to convince you that unplanned economies are better than planned economies, or that free competition in the realm of ideas is better than just taking a shortcut to the truth.