But then, soon enough , I took myself again to have got the text wrong. Naturally enough I then criticised my Mark 3 verson of what Hume s text said. But then, soon enough, I took myself once again to have got the text wrong. Well, I thought, there has to be something very odd about this text. The very wicked thought crept up on me that this particular argument of this highly rational human being was grossly inconsistent.
Wickedness begets wickedness.
Soon enough it was not just the Part 1 argument but most of the Part 2 arguments that I found to be badly inconsistent. But the wages of sin are heavy indeed. To indicate first what these stories are. You will want, as story 1, his earlier, presumably consistent, view. As story 2 his final, presumably consistent, view.