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Yes, but using induction and BELIEVING in god the son and the holy ghost are more than a little different.  We can of course retreat to cogito ergo sum and stop there, but that doesn't do us much good.  I can't remember how Descarte got us from there to whatever point he finally made (was it proving the existence of God?) but I imagine induction was in the mix.
by Andhakari on Mon Dec 31st, 2007 at 10:08:03 AM EST
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Descartes had to use the "fact" that "God is good" as opposed to a "Great Deceiver" in order to get from Cogito Ergo Sum to an objective basis for any other knowledge.

Which is bollocks.

We have met the enemy, and he is us — Pogo

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Jan 1st, 2008 at 06:33:16 PM EST
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I've, after much reading come to the conclusion that only the first couple of meditations are of any worth, the rest of them ammount to a please dont burn me defence.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Jan 1st, 2008 at 06:37:11 PM EST
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