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The second argument is, of course, quite famous and this was the method. This he came to using the method of doubt. So, he started asking himself the question, “What can I be sure of?” and he said, “I believe there’s a God, but honestly, I can’t be sure there’s a God; I believe I live in a rich country but maybe I’ve been fooled.” He even said, “I believe I have had friends and family but maybe I am being tricked. Maybe an evil demon, for instance, has tricked me, has deluded me into thinking I have experiences that aren’t real.” And, of course, the modern version of this is The Matrix. The idea of The Matrix is explicitly built upon Cartesian—Descartes’ worries about an evil demon. Maybe everything you’re now experiencing is not real, but rather is the product of some other, perhaps malevolent creature 去书内
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  • 郎天亦伯云 郎天亦伯云

    Descartes had a famous method called the method of doubt. He asked himself one big question: "What can I be really sure of?" He thought about many things. He believed in God, but he couldn’t be certain. He thought he lived in a rich country, but maybe he was fooled. He even wondered if his family and friends were real. He imagined an evil demon might trick him into believing fake things. The movie The Matrix uses this idea too. It is based on Descartes’ worry about the evil demon. Maybe everything we see and feel is not real. Maybe a bad creature makes it all up. But Descartes found one truth he could never doubt. He said, "I think, therefore I am". If he was being tricked, there must be a "him" to trick. Thinking proves he exists. This truth is the solid base for all his ideas.

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