David Hume and The Fall

David Hume believed that all sciences have a relation to human nature. He saw that all important matters reflect human nature, so understanding that nature is essential. He wanted to develop the study of moral philosophy, which is what we call social sciences today. The science of man became an experimental science through Hume’s movement. The terms experience and experiment took on specific definitions through Hume. Experience meant mental experience and experiment meant careful observation of how experiences are related to one another. Human nature was what Hume was specifically interested in; he wanted to create a science of human nature. Through all his studying and research Hume developed an understanding of impressions, ideas, and imagination. Hume was a huge influence in what is now psychology.
I think this can very closely relate to the fall or new creation, but I am going to talk about the fall. God created a perfect world for us to live in; it was man who messes that up. Human nature and the human mind is something extremely complex, which is why it is so hard to study. The mind is not something you can hold in your hand and observe. Hume placed a lot of his focus on morality of man, which I think comes from the fall. After the fall there was no longer blissful ignorance. All of the sudden there was knowledge of what was good and what was bad, creating an ever present issue in the mind of man. I think what Hume did for the study of the mind of man is extremely helpful in understanding the moral battles that are faced by man every day.