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This 5 page paper examines Descartes's mediations and looks at his definition of God, and specifically why God cannot be a deceiver. The philosopher's argument is examined for logic and validity. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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the cause of the idea that is so perfect, must come from perfection (Honderich, 1995). The source is perfect and so a perfect idea has to have been placed in
the human mind by a perfect being or God, which is Descartess Third Meditation (1995). Descartes will later supplement this sentiment with what is an ontological argument that suggests it
is more perfect to exist than not to exist (1995). In any event, this third mediation brings up a multitude of questions. In his third mediation, Descartes assumes
that the idea of God itself has likely been put in mans mind by God. This is an interesting supposition, and it is true that the belief in God is
rather universal. Could all creative beings have come up with the same concept? While Descartes makes sense in this assumption, the fact that alien beings have been drawn similarly does
not really provide proof the these green monsters exist, but rather that the concept has been told to others. Thus, people imagine Martians with big eyes. Do Martians have big
eyes, or do they even exist? That is something not known even though people think that is how they look. Similarly, if there is a universal perception of God, it
is not proof that he does exist. Perhaps the most important part of Descartess argument is the deitys role as guarantor of the truth in human cognition (Honderich, 1995). Descartes
strongly believed that God is running the show. After proving the existence of God, Descartes in the fourth meditation argues that God is not a deceiver. In this meditation
and then again in Meditation six, Descartes argues that a perfect God would never omit any preventative measures necessary to understand the truth ("Ren?," 2002). Descartes brings up the
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