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>From Pablo Martinez:

When we make predictions about the future (ex the book falling when you release it) is based upon the principle of uniformity of nature; that the future will resemble the past. However, no amount of evidence can prove that the future will resemble the past, that is to say, that what has proven constant in the past will remain so in the future.

>rm says: Good. It would be also good to connect this answer with the issue about not experiencing causes, or causal connections, but, rather, only conjunctions of events.

Hume Reading Guide 17. What do inferences about the future presuppose, as their foundation? Why can't experience establish this premise?		Back to Hume Reading Guide Back to Philosophy 101 Home Next Question
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