sharklauncher:

(via Pharyngula)

Now, it doesn’t seem like she’s qualified to make the economic statements she does concerning Smith’s Invisible Hand (not that I’m saying she’s wrong; I simply don’t know), but the overarching message is pretty blatantly sound.  

Optimism? Pessimism? Cynicism? All delusions of one form or another. I much prefer realism, skepticism, and empiricism.