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According to Hume, what are the prospects for a scientific understanding of

the causes of gravity or the laws of motion?
A) Science will one day be able to discover the ultimate causes of these things through
empirical observation and experiment.
B) Science already understands how these things work and no further progress is
needed in these areas.
C) Science can only discover the ultimate causes of these things through consideration
of our innate knowledge, not through the senses.
D) Science might be able to advance our knowledge of these things a little, but we will
always be ignorant of their ultimate causes.

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Answer is C. Science can only discover the ultimate causes of these things throughout consideration

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The answer is C; Science can only discover the ultimate causes of these things through consideration
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