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Topic: Causes, Facts vs Theories - relations are found not by reason, but by
habits based upon similar seeming events

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LudovicoVan

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Re: Causes, Facts vs Theories - relations are found not by reason, but by habits based upon similar seeming events
Posted: Jun 11, 2012 4:17 PM
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"DonH" <donlhumphries@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:RUaBr.7926$v14.4448@viwinnwfe02.internal.bigpond.com...
> "Immortalist" <reanimater_2000@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:7c8690bb-1ea3-42b2-95fc-90914642bf40@b1g2000vbb.googlegroups.com...

<snip>

>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_induction
>
> # There is no "reason" to expect any "cause" to be followed by the same
> "effect" in any future instance, except -


On the contrary, there is *only* reason to do so.

-LV





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