Karl Pearson Quote

That a certain sequence has occurred and recurred in the past is a matter of experience to which we give expression in the concept causation ; that it will continue to recur in the future is a matter of belief to which we give expression in the concept probability.


The Grammar of Science (2nd edition), Chapter IV (p. 113)


That a certain sequence has occurred and recurred in the past is a matter of experience to which we give expression in the concept causation ; that...

That a certain sequence has occurred and recurred in the past is a matter of experience to which we give expression in the concept causation ; that...

That a certain sequence has occurred and recurred in the past is a matter of experience to which we give expression in the concept causation ; that...

That a certain sequence has occurred and recurred in the past is a matter of experience to which we give expression in the concept causation ; that...