By first laying out the ideas of Hume and then Kant, to be in chronological order, I hope to gain a fuller knowledge as to the similarities and differences of each philosopher's beliefs. ... In order to go beyond the objects of human reason, Hume proposed that reasoning was based upon cause and effect. ... Now Hume proposed that all inferences come from custom, not reasoning. ... All inferences from experience, therefore, are effects of custom, not reasoning. ... Therefore, our belief in necessary connections of the universe is based on rational facts. ...

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Hume states that we are all creatures of custom. ... The point Hume is presenting here is wonderfully ironic. ... This may lead to the belief that if something is not truly provable then what is the point of valuing its worth in describing nature. ... His breakdown of causation is thorough and he tackles it in a general enough manner that his reasoning can still be at least appreciated. ... There isn't necessarily anything wrong with that but Hume suggests that it may be an invaluable experience to see what we can determine using reasoning as opposed sensual stimuli. ...

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Hume put forward two arguments that help illustrate his point. ... Hume suggests that "a wise man proportions his beliefs to according to the evidence." ... However Hume's arguments have been heavily criticized. ... Wiles' argument is well regarded as a theory that appeals the scientifically educated as is allows for a belief in God whilst upholding scientific laws. ... However Wiles' argument like Hume's has been heavily criticized, Wiles suggestion that an interventionist view of miracles makes God seem arbitrary and or a partisan is not really an issue as it is illo...

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There has never been a valid argument establishing God as the 'First Cause' according to David Hume (Titus and Smith, 344). ... Remaining always the skeptic, Hume's argument stops short of claiming that God does not exist, which would be atheism. ... Hume continued by asserting that literature had much to do with public perception of God and of His existence. ... Aquinas' argument, an admirable model of deductive reasoning, is lacking in scientific validity. ... Many take comfort in the belief that there is one Creator who still exists in the universe, a perfect being who w...

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Dream:" A brilliant piece of reasoning! ... Reflection is when we turn our mind on itself and receive ideas as thought, belief, doubt and will. 3. ... Finally, Hume provided a critique of skepticism in An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Hume differentiates between two types of skepticism: antecedent and consequent skepticism. ... In conclusion, Hume believes that reasoning about facts is only supported by experience and there are no proofs of its existence and non-existence on a substance. ...

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Of those three arguments the Cosmology theory seems to take the better of the other two arguments to give it the strongest line of reasoning and understanding. ... This line of reasoning however offers a very weak stance on the all-important question of the existence of God. ... David Hume adequately states why this is the circumstance when he said, "From watching a hair grow, can we infer how people grow?" ... Applying this insight to God's existence we see that all the reasoning in the world cannot give us a better understanding of God's goodness if we have never experienced ...

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