Hume-origin of ideas

Hume argues that ideas differ from impressions only by being less lively, and that all ideas are copied from impressions. I believe that Hume argues a good point because we only think of things from previous knowledge. As humans, we make judgments based on what we already know. If we didn't, then we wouldn't judge or hold beliefs.

Hume-cause and effect

"our reason, unassisted by experience, can never draw any inference concerning real existence and matter of fact"

Hume thinks that it is not possible to know cause and effect a priori. To prove this, he uses the example of bread and how it nourishes our bodies. There is no connection between bread and the nourishment it provides for us. From looking at the bread, you cannot tell that if you eat it it will nourish your body, unless you already knew of it nourishing your body. I agree with Hume because if you think about it, you wouldn't know anything unless you gained that knowledge from experience.

Hume Imagination

Hume about talks about our visual imagination. When people talk about people we already know we usually can picture them right away in our mind because of our favorite memory with them. When we think of something spectacular, it takes us a little longer to make up the image in our head. We usually revert to TV or a magazine source we saw. When something is real, we can picture it faster than something that is fiction.

Hume Cause and Effect

I totally believe in HUmes cause and effect beliefs. Hume says that there is a effect for everything caused..If you hear a sound your mind cant help to respond. Even if you dont physically show it your body has mentally responded by not physically acting on the cause. It is pretty much instinct on how this works

Hume- Animals

Hume talks about in one section of his book that we are like animals and we pick up from them and we are exactly like the animals of today. I happen to agree, so what if we can operate a computer or an airplane or learn calculus. It just so happens we have some traits that make us no better than the animals we look down upon. We have taken enjoyment in watching violence and i think thats the same as the animals. I think if we didnt have the laws people would be killing people all the time. I think that Hume is on point when he compares us to the animals

Hume- Miracles

Hume says that he does not believe in miracles. He says that they are from experience and they arent really miracles at all. I happen to disagree. A few years ago my grandma was suppose to die at age 91 she got sick.....she then lived another 10years and died at age 101. I dont think that was from experience. I think Hume is full of it when it comes to this topic.

Hume- Math Sciences

Hume is trying to say when he thinks of mathematical sciences that he enjoys these kind of sciences because there is no telling you if your wrong or right.

"All the objects of human reason or enquiry may naturally be divided into two kinds, to wit, relations of ideas, and matters of fact. Of the first kind are the sciences of geometry, algebra, and arithmetic, and in short, every affirmation which is either intuitively or demonstratively certain. That the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the square of the two sides, is a proposition which expresses a relation between these figures. That three times five is equal to the half of thirty, expresses a relation between these numbers"

he is saying well this is the way it is.... 15 is half of 30 and no one can tell you any different. It is just the way of human understanding.