Inductive Logic

Inductive logic is like being a weather reporter. You see clouds, you see wind, and you say it will probably rain. You are not 100% sure like in math, but very very close! It is about finding patterns. If every apple you have ever eaten is sweet, you believe the next one will be too. It is how we learn from experience. While deduction says must be, induction says most likely, which is how we live our daily lives.

Deduction says must be. Induction says most likely. One is the lock, the other is experience knocking on the door.

Induction: premises supply strong evidence for probabilistic conclusions. The basis of the scientific method: hypotheses from repeated observations. Hume's Problem of Induction asks how we justify belief in nature's uniformity when experience covers only the past, not the future.

SOUND: The sound of a crowd cheering: you assume they are happy.

SMELL: The smell of popcorn: you assume a movie is playing.

TASTE: Tasting a spicy pepper and assuming the rest of the dish is spicy.

TOUCH: Feeling a soft blanket and assuming it will be cozy to sleep in.

SIGHT: Seeing the sun go down and knowing it will come up tomorrow.

BODY: Knowing how much force to pick up a milk carton because you have done it before.

Music: Go the Distance by Roger Bart

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