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What one thing was impossible for Descartes to doubt?
Descartes found it impossible to doubt his own existence. The reason for this was that he felt that thoughts had to come from himself.
Why did Ren Descartes embark on the project of doubt?
Short answer: Descartes' doubt was like WWI - the doubt to end all doubt. Only by doubting everything could Descartes hope to find anything that was certain (even if the only certainty is that nothing else is certain!).
What does Descartes find he cannot doubt?
That he is sentient ie that he thinks.
What were René Descartes beliefs in god?
he believed if you can doubt it, it must not exist.
What was the ONE thing Descartes could be certain of And why?
i am i exist
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