Descartes analyzed the realist theory with this idea. ... So Descartes says there is no way to distinguish wakefulness from sleep. ... There was a study done at the Montreal Neurological Institute on a 14-year-old girl who had brain surgery and was conscious the whole time. ... This example causes philosophers to question whether or not we are actually alive. ... As a student, I can fully support this idea because I have taken a lot of multiple choice tests in which I guessed on a question and had a chance of getting it correct, even if I didn't actually know what the question was asking....

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In my life on this planet I have come to question many things that many take on as blind faith. ... Fortunately, there are some of us who tend to question the why's and how's that come before us. ... Aquinas made me question my non-belief with his argument for the existence of God. ... There are many great individuals who have spent a vast amount of time in studying the Bible. Great minds like Socrates, Plato, Paley, Aristotle, Augustine, Anselm, Descartes have made arguments for the existence of God. ...

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