According to Hume, when we observe two billiard balls colliding,
A)we understand causation as a truth of reason.
B)we grasp the principle of universal causality.
C)we see the actual cause.
D)we only see that two events are regularly found together, in constant conjunction

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According to Hume, when we observe two billiard balls colliding, we only see that two events are regularly found together, in constant conjunction. Hume rejected the idea of causation as a truth of reason or that we could grasp the principle of universal causality, instead arguing that all we can observe are regularities in our experience, without the ability to infer necessary connections or causes.

According to Hume, When We Observe Two Billiard Balls Colliding