Across my years, I find I agree with a lot of things Hume put down, but he's slightly too reserved/conservative for me. He wanted to rebalance and temper the outright attacks on metaphysical belief but I think sometimes one should get that sweet ass off the fence. "The most lively thought is still inferior to the dullest sensation." True! The excitement of touch or the taste of honey can get better with memory though, even if it's not as True/Real. Even if my sense-memory of Cinnabon is wildly vivid, me imagining I'm eating one (as I'm often doing to save calories) isn't the move. Sometimes memory embellishes and gives a certain glow to impressions - both good and bad. But I think going beyond Objects, that zingy quote doesn't work. Famed Wise Alec David Hume never factored in Extreme Cringe. I find I've frequently bitten and screamed into my knuckle to sweep away deeply shameful or embarrassing actions I've made, and I know for a fact those memories carry more power than the action did in the moment. But an action is only cringe if you see it as cringe. I don't know man. I don't think this is a good summary of his arguments. Anyway. Berkeley seems more extremely ostrich-hole refusing than Hume. Descartes doesn't sound at all appealing- that guy needs to relax. Good job David Hume, keep up the good work man. I love that you wrote a "friend" pretending to be Epicurus saying what a crock of shit the argument for a God's existence is, just so you could doubly cover your ass from backlash. Dork king. Stand up brother.