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Title: Descartes raises the possibility of the existence of an evil genius in order to demonstrate that: ...
Post by: ovx1267 on Jan 31, 2018
Descartes raises the possibility of the existence of an evil genius in order to demonstrate that:
 
  A. a non-deceiving God exists.
 
  B. he might be deceived even when he reasons that 2+3=5, or that a square has four sides.
 
  C. he can infer his existence from the fact that he is thinking.
  D. not every genius is morally good.
 
  E. beliefs obtained from the senses are uncertain.


Title: Descartes raises the possibility of the existence of an evil genius in order to demonstrate that: ...
Post by: Beka128 on Jan 31, 2018
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Title: BFSF: Descartes raises the possibility of the existence of an evil genius in order to demonstrate that: ...
Post by: Raquel Edwards on Oct 22, 2023
Help! The answer is missing an explanation...


Title: Re: Descartes raises the possibility of the existence of an evil genius in order to demonstrate ...
Post by: Beka128 on Oct 22, 2023
Sorry, I forgot to do that, hope my reasoning helps!