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1 IV, I, 24 | not to have waited for the event, in order to pronounce with 2 IV, I, 25 | must invent or imagine some event, which it ascribes to the 3 IV, I, 25 | billiard-ball is a quite distinct event from motion in the first; 4 IV, I, 25 | every effect is a distinct event from its cause. It could 5 IV, I, 25 | to determine any single event, or infer any cause or effect, 6 IV, II, 31 | with regard to a particular event. Now where is that process 7 V, I, 35 | succession of objects, and one event following another; but he 8 V, I, 35 | conclude, merely because one event, in one instance, precedes 9 V, I, 36 | latter, the experienced event is exactly and fully familiar 10 VI, 0, 46 | of the real cause of any event has the same influence on 11 VI, 0, 46 | belief or expectation of the event more steady and secure. 12 VI, 0, 46 | forward to discover the event, which may result from the 13 VI, 0, 46 | sides concur in the one event than in the other, the mind 14 VI, 0, 46 | more frequently to that event, and meets it oftener, in 15 VI, 0, 46 | views in one particular event begets immediately, by an 16 VI, 0, 46 | of belief, and gives that event the advantage over its antagonist, 17 VI, 0, 47 | conclusions concerning the event are the same as if this 18 VI, 0, 47 | and uniform, we expect the event with the greatest assurance, 19 VI, 0, 47 | determine the probability of the event. Though we give the preference 20 VI, 0, 47 | views do here concur in one event, they fortify and confirm 21 VI, 0, 47 | preference above the contrary event, which is not supported 22 VII, I, 50 | never point out any other event which may result from them. 23 VII, I, 52 | only teaches us, how one event constantly follows another; 24 VII, I, 52 | the mind wills a certain event: Immediately another event, 25 VII, I, 52 | event: Immediately another event, unknown to ourselves, and 26 VII, I, 52 | intended, is produced: This event produces another, equally 27 VII, I, 52 | succession, the desired event is produced. But if the 28 VII, I, 52(*)| known connexion with any event: What follows it, we know 29 VII, I, 53 | the mind. We only feel the event, namely, the existence of 30 VII, I, 54 | possible that any other event could result from it. It 31 VII, I, 54 | immediate cause of that event which surprises them, and 32 VII, I, 55 | and sole cause of every event which appears in nature. 33 II, 0, 58 | discover anything but one event following another, without 34 II, 0, 58 | loose and separate. One event follows another; but we 35 II, 0, 59 | When any natural object or event is presented, it is impossible 36 II, 0, 59 | without experience, what event will result from it, or 37 II, 0, 59 | have observed a particular event to follow upon another, 38 II, 0, 59 | one particular species of event has always, in all instances, 39 II, 0, 59 | upon the appearance of one event, to expect its usual attendant, 40 II, 0, 59 | not pronounce that the one event was connected: but only 41 II, 0, 60(*)| an effect, or some other event constantly conjoined with 42 II, 0, 61 | always followed by the same event; we then begin to entertain 43 II, 0, 61 | not, at first, infer one event from the other; which we 44 VIII, I, 64 | supposition, that one object or event has followed another; not 45 VIII, I, 70 | less certain of the future event than if it were connected 46 VIII, I, 70 | and I no more suspect this event than the falling of the 47 VIII, I, 70 | it be consumed: And this event, I think I can foretell 48 VIII, I, 70 | possibility to the former event, which is so contrary to 49 VIII, II, 78 | whence every subsequent event, by an inevitable necessity, 50 VIII, II, 79 | system of nature, every event became an object of joy 51 IX, 0, 85 | reasoning, and expect a similar event with some degree of certainty, 52 X, I, 96 | that he may happen, in the event, to find himself mistaken. 53 X, I, 96 | experience, he expects the event with the last degree of 54 X, I, 96 | future existence of that event. In other cases, he proceeds 55 X, I, 96 | doubtful expectation of any event; though a hundred uniform 56 X, I, 97 | whose connexion with any event seems, in itself, as little 57 X, I, 98(*)| present case of freezing, the event follows contrary to the 58 X, I, 98(*)| perfect hardness. Such an event, therefore, may be denominated 59 X, I, 99 | against every miraculous event, otherwise the event would 60 X, I, 99 | miraculous event, otherwise the event would not merit that appellation. 61 X, I, 99(*)| Sometimes an event may not, in itself, seem 62 X, I, 99(*)| suspicion remain, that the event and command concurred by 63 X, I, 100 | more miraculous, than the event which he relates; then, 64 X, II, 101 | there never was a miraculous event established on so full an 65 X, II, 108 | tradition of this extraordinary event is still strong and lively 66 X, II, 108 | dissolution of nature, is an event rendered probable by so 67 X, II, 108 | believe so miraculous an event. I should not doubt of her 68 XI, 0, 111 | of Socrates, which last event proceeded partly from other 69 XI, 0, 122 | religious hypothesis; no event foreseen or foretold; no 70 XII, II, 137 | It is true; so fatal an event is very little to be dreaded. 71 XII, II, 137 | the first and most trivial event in life will put to flight