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David Hume argued that ought cannot be derived from is. That is, no set of facts, no amount of scientific knowledge, is by itself sufficient to urge us to action. Yet generations of well-meaning scientists (more and more as secular influences grow in the West) seem to have forgotten Hume’s words of wisdom. All motivated action depends ultimately on beliefs that cannot be proved by the methods of science, that is, on faith.
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Staddon, J.E.R. Faith, fact, and behaviorism. BEHAV ANALYST 36, 229–238 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03392309
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