Every aspect of experience begs this question, how do I know this is real? ... Descartes was in favor of this theory. ... This suggests that yes, through methodological doubt I may question most of my every day experiences. ... Plato, like Descartes, was not an empiricist. ... We are mere sheep, following each other further into the trap, being deceived by whoever is in front of us, and as Plato warned, the only way to get out is to study philosophy. ...

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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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