However, as America’s founders attested so vehemently, rights are at the core of social interactions and government, violations of which can justify revolution. And unlike the physical sciences, where the goal of language is precision, in the social sciences, the language (and thus analysis) is often quite vague and inconsistent (e.g., current versions of “social justice” are inconsistent with the traditional meaning of “justice”), making clear communication, much less clear analysis, far harder.
What is the upshot of all this? Economics is not like physical sciences, and reasoning and analogies based on them are often misleading in economics. Further, they can be dangerous to society, particularly in the mouths of those who wish to subject others to their command and control. That is why Friedrich Hayek wrote,
“The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design.”
In other words, economics is a science whose principles and logic tell us why we cannot know enough to control people, even if we do know enough to control rockets.
https://fee.org/articles/if-only-economics-was-as-easy-as-rocket-science/
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