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David Hume pointed this out in 1740, and his advise still applies: A reason should be given, for what seems altogether inconceivable, how this new relation
by stabbles 4mo ago
David Hume pointed this out in 1740, and his advise still applies:
A reason should be given, for what seems altogether inconceivable, how this new relation can be a deduction from others, which are entirely different from it. But as authors do not commonly use this precaution, I shall presume to recommend it to the readers.
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