[lbo-talk] Highly ImPopper

[tfast]

Look Woj you made a rather large covering claim which puts the onus on 
you to then systematically go through contemporary Marxist empirical 
studies and demonstrate their falstisity.  The onus is on you because 
you made that claim.  We must have taken different analytical 
argumentation courses.  So again, either put up or as they say....  
Either course of action would indeed be a social service.

Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:


> Travis:
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>>The onus is on you to read and evaluate Marxist empirical 
>>studies and suggest specifically why they are contradictory 
>>or inaccurate.  The onus is on you because you claimed they 
>>cannot predict anything- well now you say "not much."  That 
>>is, this is a claim which you must substantiate with 
>>evidence.  After you have done this let me know and we can 
>>have a reasoned debate.  Failing this just admit that you are 
>>misinformed and we can move on.
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>Last time I checked, the onus is to prove that a relationship holds, not to
>disprove it does not.  We must be using different textbooks, I suppose.
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>So can you do us a public service and list those Marxist predictions that
>were confirmed and those that were not.  It should not be difficult for
>someone who believes that Marxism did such a splendid job.  Or at least
>point us to a metatheoretical article that does that.
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>Wojtek
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