Elitist view or rational thing?

[Thorne]

The original statement was predicated on;
" Originally Posted by Thorne
So let me get this straight. You're saying that economics, like religion, is all smoke and mirrors? Fantasy and fairy tales? Myth and make-believe?

That explains a lot!"

Kind of means, to me, that you are like the apocryphal resident of Missouri (or, perish the thought) Doubting Thomas. If it can't be held in your hand or concrete evidence be presented it is just a ruse (tried to find a more appropriate word).
Therefore the above comment is a perfect match for you, and ethos was a good fit in saying so.

I don't know that I would jump to the conclusion that something is a ruse, but I would certainly cast a more critical eye on it. And if someone is going to put forth conclusions, I would expect those conclusions to be based upon reality. If I find hoof prints in the ground I'm probably going to conclude their were horses around. Unless I'm in the Serengeti, in which case zebras will come to mind. But just because I haven't seen a horse or a zebra doesn't mean I can jump to the conclusion that unicorns made the prints!