... question is no. His argument is that no general statement can ever derived from a finite number of individual observations. This became known as the problem of induction. In 1912 Bertrand Russell attempted to counter Hume's theory, formulating a "principle of induction". He states that we all believe that the sun will rise tomorrow morning and then asks, "Is this belief a mere blind ... to the theory, the more likely it was to be true. "Truth was, in this sense, achievable" (Gillott, J & Kumar, M. 1995, p.18). Bertrand Russell also asks "is there any reason for believing in what is call...

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... beings would also be dependant, thus requiring an explanation of the whole. This argument perpetuates itself to show that not everything needs to have a cause to come into existence. Bertrand Russell strengthens this idea when he noted that just because a person requires a mother to come into existence does not mean that the human race as a whole also requires a mother for existence ... ...

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