David Hume accepted the basic rule of determinism,the principle of universal causation,but argued that our belief in it was a matter of custom.

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David Hume did accept the principle of universal causation, or determinism, but he argued that our belief in it was not based on reason or logic, but rather on custom and habit. He believed that we observe regularities in nature and develop a habit of expecting that certain causes will lead to certain effects, but we have no logical or necessary reason to believe that this will always be the case.

David Hume Accepted the Basic Rule of Determinism,the Principle of Universal