John Womack wrote:  
  
> Try building a 747 spontaneously, or making a  
> pencil, or composing an e-mail. I can see a  
> meaning for "spontaneous" in markets." But in production?  
  
The production of a 747 is not a "spontaneous" process by itself. However,  
production of 747s is only possible within the extended order where a Humean  
"stupid mechanic" can utilize knowledge he does not understand. No  
individual can possess or understand all the knowledge needed to build an  
airplane or a ship or a computer. In the extended order, omniscience is both  
impossible and unnecessary. As regards Diana Weinert's project, probably the  
best way to illustrate the working of the extended order is to show how  
individual ignorance might be beneficial.  
  
Yuri Tulupenko