Training in Economics...

provides no basis for wisely choosing political policies: 'To assume the economist who is trained in theory and statistical techniques must be an expert in economic policy is similar to assuming that a chemist must be a good cook.' --David Colander

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  1. I don't have my Soc. Theory book next to me, but I think Weber said something similar with regards to social science as a whole.

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  2. According to the television show Breaking Bad, fictional high school chemistry teachers make excellent meth cooks.

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