lyze any more, "If I must be a fool, as all those who reason or believe anything certainly are, my follies shall at least be natural and agreeable." (1.4.7, 10)CONCLUSIONConcluding this essay I would like to say that I still agree with Hume's conclusion on the conflict. I do believe the conflict is real, but since causal reasoning is a fundamental importanace for our knowledge of matters of fact, we cannot simply ignore it. If we must have both, causal reasoning and continued existence of external objects, then we must agree with this conflict, since it is present. Hume is satisfied with the complex account of how a succession of errors leads to the belief in external objects, and I agree with him. I believe we can give in to the propensity to assertion of particular points at particular instants. We may even use such strong language as "'tis evident, 'tis certain, 'tis undeniable ." (1.4.7, 15), but in my opinion they are just sentiments, not dogmatism. Hume, and not only him, but my own understanding has ceartinly persuaded me in believing he is correct, the conflict exists....
