The invisible hand

The invisible hand

by Parker Bennett -
Number of replies: 1

As Christians, do we assume that the invisible hand concept is God? Do we believe that God is what is allowing the process to start?

In reply to Parker Bennett

Re: The invisible hand

by Danny Weaver -
Since the invisible hand is what economists refer to as individuals serving the greater good despite only serving their self-interests, I would hesitate to say yes if you mean it literally - God is not people working together. That said, if you take a step back and say the statement more broadly in that God providentially uses the self-interest of individuals to provide for his creation, then I would agree. We say the same thing about nature in that all of the ecological systems are what God uses to provide for the sustenance of creatures in the wild.