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David Hume argued that we cannot know causation—only observe patterns. Skepticism, politely devastating.

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Hume (1711–1776) argued we never see causation itself—only constant conjunction (events regularly following each other). This pushes philosophy to ask what justifies scientific inference and everyday expectation.

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