We often look at the universe and we infer cause and effect or continuity through time. Hume is saying that we're not seeing those causal relationships directly. What we see is stuff. This is even if you grant the possibility that what we're seeing is not unvarnished, okay?
Welcome to the May 2023 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!
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