The top dawg
Curated by: Kane B (9 videos)
This video presents Hume's arguments for the claim that most people who profess belief in the afterlife are engaging in self-deception. Hume's arguments here are brief and open to interpretation; I have tried to fill in what I take to be the relevant background details. The arguments occur in the Treatise, 1.3.9.13: https://davidhume.org/texts/t/1/3/9 My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kanebaker91 0:00 - Introduction 0:56 - What is belief? 3:50 - Resemblance 11:42 - Action 13:56 - Inconsistency 16:05 - Painful emotions