... a2 + b2 = c2 can be easily discovered by a priori knowledge. "Matters of fact," on the other hand, are learned a posteriori and all "reasoning concerning matters of fact seem to be founded on the relation of "cause and effect" (Hume 16). Additionally, the knowledge of relation of cause and effect ... if the aforementioned event were to happen. Our mind is capable of perceiving this drastic proposal, and there is no way we can use reasoning alone to contradict this idea. Judgments regarding constant conjugation are founded on the principle of similarity; therefore, we expect similar effect...

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