Can you be absolutely sure that there is no evil deceiver?
How can you argue that?
2006-12-01 09:07:40 · 5 answers · asked by puckparches 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Yes. Descartes is wrong in dismissing the evil deceiver.
To recap, the reasoning goes like this:
-But what if my reason was wrong? What if I was being deceived into thinking my thoughts were logical?
-Wait a minute... God is good. He wouldn't deceive me. So therefore, my reason can be trusted.
But who told Descartes God was good? That same reason he's questioning. So you can see the argument is circular. I reason God must be good. And since a good God would have made my reason good, I can not doubt my reason.
Of course, most of us don't need the degree of certainty Descartes was seeking to go about our daily lives.
2006-12-01 10:06:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Freud is. He claims Love is a good Psychosis, ive had too many doses, & still isnt cured.
the truth is any1 can be a deceiver. Evil? bad or good intent will always be evil.
Deceit is a glass of wine, which when drank is but a glass of gravels.
2006-12-01 09:17:08 · answer #2 · answered by enki 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
By way of deception thou shall do war is a jewish motto.
2015-06-17 02:10:53 · answer #3 · answered by The Head 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because, just what he said, cogito ergo suum, I think therefore I am. Since you can think and do whatever you want, that's proof that we're not mere puppets on a stage.
2006-12-01 09:10:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
i would say that I am methodologically skeptical
2006-12-01 09:18:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋