[TChris]

The complexities of a free market occur precisely because there is intelligence involved! In this case, millions of "intelligences". For the principle to even apply at all, there must be at least two "intelligences" involved.

If you think this outcome requires no intelligence, why don't growing, wealthy economies spring up from schools of fish, or swarms of bees?

The complex, sophisticated results of a vibrant economy are the result of intelligent, voluntary participation in transactions viewed as beneficial by all involved parties.

Score one for intelligent design.

[mlc9852]

It appears you get it!

[GLDNGUN]

The complexities of a free market occur precisely because there is intelligence involved! In this case, millions of "intelligences". For the principle to even apply at all, there must be at least two "intelligences" involved. If you think this outcome requires no intelligence, why don't growing, wealthy economies spring up from schools of fish, or swarms of bees?

The complex, sophisticated results of a vibrant economy are the result of intelligent, voluntary participation in transactions viewed as beneficial by all involved parties.

Score one for intelligent design.

Exactamundo. Can you believe this idiot published this piece without it ever dawning on him that his argument actually works against him? Unbelievable!

[ThinkDifferent]

If you think this outcome requires no intelligence

It may require intelligence, but it doesn't require a designer.

[Scourge of God]

The complexities of a free market occur precisely because there is intelligence involved! In this case, millions of "intelligences". For the principle to even apply at all, there must be at least two "intelligences" involved.

If you think this outcome requires no intelligence, why don't growing, wealthy economies spring up from schools of fish, or swarms of bees?

The complex, sophisticated results of a vibrant economy are the result of intelligent, voluntary participation in transactions viewed as beneficial by all involved parties.

Score one for intelligent design.

BUMP!

[CobaltBlue]

If you think this outcome requires no intelligence, why don't growing, wealthy economies spring up from schools of fish, or swarms of bees?

You don't understand bees. Bees are intelligent. Not only that, bees actually create wealth. They build their hives from wax which is secreted on their thoraxes. They mix wax with pollen to form propolis, a glue which they use to seal the open spaces around the hives. They harvest nectar and turn it into honey by fanning it with their wings.

Funny thing about bees. We could talk all day about bees and there would never be one moment where I had to explain what bees do by saying "God did it."

Not to diss God or anything, it just wouldn't come up.

[Flash Bazbeaux]

"If you think this outcome requires no intelligence, why don't growing, wealthy economies spring up from schools of fish, or swarms of bees?"

This is a good point. Hayek stated that the "extended order" arose without the need for one person to know everything, and argued [convincingly, IMO] that no one person COULD know everything, and any system based on central "rational planning" was therefore doomed to fail. However, he did not argue that the "extended order" arose out of circumstances where no one knew anything.

[b_sharp]

"The complexities of a free market occur precisely because there is intelligence involved! In this case, millions of "intelligences". For the principle to even apply at all, there must be at least two "intelligences" involved.

Precisely not. The greater the number of 'intelligences' the more random the process becomes.

"If you think this outcome requires no intelligence, why don't growing, wealthy economies spring up from schools of fish, or swarms of bees?

They do have their own economies.