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This 3 page paper focuses on the decision-making process. To what extent are assumptions used versus the use of facts? Hume is quoted.
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or data. In other words, sometimes, this individual jumps to conclusions based on what he assumes to be the case. Hume (2001) explains that humans derive their theories of causation
due to "a constant conjunction of objects, and subsequent inference of the mind from one to another." People believe that they know things because they seem plausible. People
in their own minds see connections and through reasoning figure out what happened. Everyone loves a good mystery, but according to Hume deducing what occurred is not quite so simple.
Clearly, in looking at life, there are intricacies involved in any cause and effect relationship. It is often difficult to determine cause because there may actually be something
that first determined the causative agent in which case perhaps God would have determined everything. While the explanation that causation is impossible to determine is met well by deep
thinkers, the general public would likely disagree. As Hume explains it, there is a constant conjunction or stereotypes or acts that are repetitive so that people will always seem to
know the cause of an event. Habits are acquired and expectations formed. There seems to be plausible explanations for everything. The bed is wet because a toddler had an "accident"
or there is blood everywhere because someone was murdered. Clearly, the bed might have been wet because the toddler spilled a drink cup, but a parent immediately surmises that the
baby simply was not well trained. Many people jump to such conclusions. The latter example of blood being everywhere is reminiscent of a television commercial where a man is
standing in the kitchen with a knife in one hand and a cat in the other with blood everywhere. Of course, this is preceded by the cat getting into the
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