"Though experience be our only guide in reasoning concerning matters of fact; it must be acknowledged, that this guide is not altogether infallible, but in some cases is apt to lead us into errors."
In this passage Hume is talking about how we cannot rely so much on our past experiences for the future because they may be false or we can be mistaken at times. When reasoning on matter of fact, our experiences can disappoint our expectations. That's why we cannot rely on them without evidence. This is where Hume adds his concept of probabilities. With our past experience we can weigh the outcomes of evidence on experiments and observation.
I agree with Hume on this passage. Though our experiences help us when reasoning matters of fact, we cannot rely on them 100%. Things will eventually change and the knowledge we have can only help us in the process.
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I Agree with Hume that it is best not to rely on past experiences. New experiences and outcomes are what make the world so unique and interesting. Every outcome will not be the same and I wouldn't want it to be either.
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