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Descartes Vs. Pascal
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For centuries, human beings have been debating over the validity of the
use of reason. This is a very, very difficult subject to discuss, as one is
forced to study something which is at that moment being used in their study.
Two classic thinkers who contrasted on their view of reason were Descarte ....
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....y to use doubt, though, to find certainty. If 100% certainty
equals 0% doubt and we are certain that we can doubt everything, then we can use
doubt as our certainty. We cannot doubt that we are doubting.
With our one certainty, we can now methodically use reason to find more
certainties. For example, we can use the certainty “I am doubting” to find out
that “I exist.” If I am doubting, than there must be an “I” who is doubting,
which means that I must be. Like I've often said, “I think, th.... |
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