Traditional Christian beliefs concerning suicide appear to have become solidified much later than the final edit of the Christian scriptures. ... David Hume approaches the question of suicide from the standpoint of duty. ... Much of Hume's argument focuses on Number 4. ... Hume's first point is probably the one that could most easily be attacked. ... Man is a reasoning be...
Hume looks at how our casual reasoning is based upon the impressions we have of our world. ... Hume also makes an example of eggs. ... That is known as casual reasoning. There is one exception to Hume's rule. ... He is reasoning from existence no toward existence. ...
Empiricist such as John Locke and David Hume state that humans learn only through the five senses and we cannot know more that they allow us to know or comprehend. ... Our belief in a higher being or an afterlife shows we can reason and think beyond what is in front of us. God, Buddha, or whatever you call your God requires a leap of faith, which requires reasoning with something that is not tangible. ...
