David Hume

David Hume promoted the notion of skepticism of thought i.e be wary of blindly following a theory or teaching. He was particularly critical of religious theories / beliefs and seemed to firmly believe in the principles of inductive thought which tends to lean towards the past acting as a reliable guide to the future.

In to Gemma's second youtube blog ("Living in London") she tells Bree that their mothers met at a philosophy class at which David Hume, "an atheist philosopher" spoke.