Episode #030 ... Descartes pt. 3 - God Exists
Philosophize This!
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What Caused My Existence?
The mathematical axiom, the basis from which descarte is trying to build a full philosophical system, is that he exists. Descartes uses two main arguments to prove the existence of god. One we've already heard about before; it's called the ontological argument. The book end that descartes uses as a starting point is this infinite, perfect being known as god. We can be pretty certain that all this stuff actually exists, even if we can't prove it beyond a shadow of a doubt.
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