Hume claims that we can't justify induction by appeal to experience because
A) that would assume what we're trying to prove.
B) that would be a fallacious appeal to authority.
C) the principle that the future will resemble the past is self-contradictory.
D) the principle that the future will resemble the past doesn't follow from any other principle.

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Hume argues that justifying induction (the principle that future events will resemble past events) by appealing to past experiences is circular reasoning. It assumes the very principle it tries to prove, namely that past experiences can reliably predict future occurrences.

Hume Claims That We Can't Justify Induction by Appeal to Experience