1. evil demons
Descartes goes on to start to doubt his senses. ... Meaning he isn't quite sure whether we have bodies and the demon only taps into our brains or if us as a whole is just an imaginary idea. ... If the mind or the body does not exist then shouldn't it be true that "I", as a whole, does not exist? ... The forgery example proves Descartes" invalid by saying that you need something to start off with for there to be a copy or other representation of it. In other words how can something be assumed a forgery when there is no original to start off with? ...
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