Paul acknowledges that quantitative reasoning can be useful. Sometimes, though, it can conceal more than it reveals, and currently a lot of quants are using their expertise to try to answer the wrong questions, questions that benefit the economic system while harming the biosphere. Specifically, Paul has verbally supported me when I told…
Paul acknowledges that quantitative reasoning can be useful. Sometimes, though, it can conceal more than it reveals, and currently a lot of quants are using their expertise to try to answer the wrong questions, questions that benefit the economic system while harming the biosphere. Specifically, Paul has verbally supported me when I told him my heart is telling me to pursue a quantitative career in the near future, so while I can't speak to his critique of your work specifically, he does not appear to be against quantitative reasoning in and of itself in my experience.
Paul acknowledges that quantitative reasoning can be useful. Sometimes, though, it can conceal more than it reveals, and currently a lot of quants are using their expertise to try to answer the wrong questions, questions that benefit the economic system while harming the biosphere. Specifically, Paul has verbally supported me when I told him my heart is telling me to pursue a quantitative career in the near future, so while I can't speak to his critique of your work specifically, he does not appear to be against quantitative reasoning in and of itself in my experience.