Furthermore, hayek’s criticism of scientism includes the near impossibility of r

Furthermore, hayek’s criticism of scientism includes the near impossibility of running economic tests, rather than observing and explaining economic causality.
You mentioned determinism, and while it is true that human behavior follows generally determinable rules like evolution and language it does not follow deterministic rules as do the physical sciences.

Hydrogen and oxygen don’t get the choice of whether to make water. We have the choice to do what we wish.

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