
Ep 132: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 7 ”A Conversation about Justification”. Part 2
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Is There a Principle of Induction?
The future resembles the past. The speed of light is constant. That's just because you're saying that these things are the same, is not going to justify some theory. So it is not a principle of induction. There is no process of induction. No one ever uses them or anything like them. And there is no longer a problem of induction. Is that clear? Now, the crypto inductivist says, yes. Please excuse me for a few moments while i injust my entire world view. But byther way, her an explanation that sort of suggests that he the past resembles the future. As david says, therewell, that's a vacuous climate"
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