Assume a can opener

On the topic of the apriorisms in economics:

Exponential Economist Meets Finite Physicist: https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2012/04/economist-meets-physicist...

A Lost Century In Economics: Three Theories Of Banking https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S105752191... (Results re-affirmed by several central banks after publishing)

Sonnenschein–Mantel–Debreu theorem (microeconomic rationality assumptions have no equivalent macroeconomic implications) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnenschein–Mantel–Debreu_t...

Interesting. I guess it's the economist's version of the physicist's spherical cow. Sadly, I suppose the computer scientist's version would be something like "assume infinite memory/time/etc." which is not nearly as catchy.

It’s the same thing coming from anti-freedom folks trying to take guns away from law-abiding Americans.

“Assume we make it illegal to have guns, then there will be no crime or school tragedies yeepee!”