Hume's view of the idea of the self is that it a. is a fiction. b. is nothing like a bundle. c. is founded on an impression of a simple, unchanging substance. d. correctly represents what makes me the same person today as yesterday. Hume's theater analogy a. illustrates that the true self is a bundle of empty 'stages, but without any 'performance' b. does not clearly illustrate how we are all distinct individuals. c. clearly illustrates how we are all distinct individuals. d. illustrates that the true self is the 'stage' on which the 'performance' is held. With regard to skepticism, Hume thinks that a. a mitigated skepticism is a useful hedge against dogmatism and superstition. b. the skepticism of Descartes first Meditation strikes just the right note. c. all human knowledge is just useless sophistry and illusion, and makes our lives worse rather than better. d. none of the above