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9.1 Inevitability / Over-optimism
There are no “cosmic laws of progress” (or similar)
9.2 Over-reliance on free-market economics
There are many instances of market failures
9.3 Nature (“red in tooth and claw”)
Evolution is impressive, but is far from optimal
9.4 Risk aversion (“the precautionary principle”)
Doing nothing is at least as risky as seeking changes
9.5 Religion
Beware obsession with “revealed truth” / “final truth”
9.6 Humanism
No more final than “simianism” or “mammalism”
