Albert Einstein once wrote, "Is it advisable for one who is not an expert on economic and social issues to express views on the subject of socialism? I believe for a number of reasons that it is."
Einstein didn't believe that economics could be understood completely by scientific methods because of the complexity of human interactions involved. "Socialism is directed toward a social-ethical end". Science is not about ends, it can only supply means to attains certain ends. So "we should not assume that experts are the only ones who have a right to express themselves on questions affecting the organization of society".
There is a bit of confusion about this because there are very different flavors of socialism and ideas about how it can be brought about, see Socialism Wiki page.
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