Hume claims that everyone acts as if the doctrine of necessity is false, even though in words they acknowledge it as true.

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Hume argues that people may verbally deny the doctrine of necessity (the idea that every event is necessitated by antecedent events and conditions together with the laws of nature), but in their actions and practical reasoning, they invariably assume it to be true, demonstrating a belief in cause and effect.

Hume Claims That Everyone Acts as If the Doctrine of Necessity