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Philosophy

The Problem of Induction and the Uniformity of Nature

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David Hume introduced this problem in the 18th century, showing that all inductive inferences rely on the unprovable assumption that the future will resemble the past.

Why this is interesting

You trust that the sun will rise tomorrow because it always has. But what justifies that trust?