Why is Hume skeptical both about rationalism and empiricism?
He is skeptical because he believes that there are “secret powers” that are involved with every day life. Rationalism means that we have a thought, suppose of a que ball hitting another que ball making that que ball move, we rationally think that their actions are connected to one another. Hume says we really do not know what EXACT force caused the other que ball to move, what magical force was there between them in that instant? He is skeptical about empiricism because he believes we should not rely solely on our experiences to try and define why things happen the way they do. Like the sun rising and setting every day as it has for millions of years (or so we think). Again, because we are unaware of the “magical powers” that keep it afloat. Nothing is the same every day, things are always changing, we just do not notice them because they happen little by little.
