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echo: philos
to: TODD HENSON
from: MR. RIGOR
date: 1998-02-02 11:40:00
subject: Time and Again

Hello Todd.
31 Jan 98 22:19, Todd Henson wrote to Mr. Rigor:
 MR>> Even if 100% of events I have observed have been "caused" by
 MR>> different events (something I would not normally agree with),
 MR>> does not mean that all events not observed were "caused".  Dunno
 MR>> if anyone was trying to make argument about this but thought I'd
 MR>> say it just in case.  Might as well note that even though a
 MR>> certain event may have had a cause attributed to it by some
 MR>> observer, such a claim of causality does not accurately describe
 MR>> "real" Universe. [.......]
 TH> What things have happened that do not have a cause?
To be honest, I cannot say with certainty that _any_ event has not had a 
cause. Nor can I say with certainty that any event _has_ had a cause.  I can 
say with some confidence that most recent observed events have had causes 
_attributed_ to them by observers (and others who heard of the events).
I refer you to one of my favorite philosophers, David Hume.
Mr. Rigor
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