Induction at least starts with observed cases. A pure guess has no relevant observations. A cautious conclusion drawn from plant care observations is therefore different from inventing a rule without any evidence. Neither should automatically be treated as a universal certainty.
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Induction versus unsupported guessing
Induction and Analogy — Istiqra and Tamthil
Induction at least starts with observed cases. A pure guess has no relevant observations. A cautious conclusion drawn from plant care observations is therefore different from inventing a rule without any evidence. Neither should automatically be treated as a universal certainty.