Hume think that cause and effect is based on our own experience. He used the pool example to prove his thought.
He said," We fancy, that were we brought, on a sudden, into this worl, we could at first have inferred, that one Billiard-ball would communicate motion to another upon impulse, and tht we needed not to have waited for the event, in order to pornounce with certaintconcernignit. Such is the influence of custom, that conceals itself, and seems not to take place, merely because it is found in the highest degree."
You can't tell what is the result without relevant factor.
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i understand how cause and effect is related with past experiences but, how about those that have no past experience? will the cause and effect not apply then? in the section that i read hume says that those with no past experience have an understanding through custom, but how do we know that the effect of the cause is the actual effect without past experience? do we always rely on the past for the present or future?
What do u mean by "someone who has no pass experience?"
i always thought everyone have pass experience!
I agree with you ally. I think everybody has pas experiences and thats how we learn form them but i do not believe with francina believing that we have to rely on the past for the present and future. There is nothing wrong with seeing your mistakes but dont rely on them. Start something new in the present and future t\never look back.
i just don't understand why someone will have no pass experience!
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