"that causes and effects are discoverable, not by reason but by experience" (p.17)
Probably one of the most given and used quotes ever, Hume lays it out simply: you need experience to know what the cause and effect are. Cause and effect can be predicted with sciences, evaluated with mathematical equations in some cases and theorized by many people; however you will never know the true outcome of the effect or even cause for that matter unless you preform an experiment and achieve the experience. Is Hume insecure? Does he think sciences and math can't prove a point? Does one really need to see it to believe it? In contemporary times, we believe some things we are told and never actually see proof. We are taught based on facts and built up data that makes logical sense.
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In my opinion, sometime you do have to see it to believe it. However, sometimes thats obviously not possible. Like you say, we are taught based on built up data over the years. Now can we say that the Civil War didn't take place or Hitler never had concentration camps? I know it's a bit extreme, but with something so big I would like to doubt it myself, however I was not there, nor could I ever truely know what exactly did happen, I did not see for myself. Are the book accurate even? Who knows, but it's all we've got today so we take their word, that the text states what exactly did happened.
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