probability question (pertaining to SM+P)

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Hume thinks that
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We form habits in our mind that constantly

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cause and effect

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and for this reason, the relationship is

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only a construct in our mind.

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Hume most certainly questioned cause and effect and determined that it was a human construct. As to whether or not he opined that the construct might be have a parallel in the phenomena, the hypothetical causes of our perceptions, he remained pretty silent.