Descartes Beliefs
As Descartes continued to ponder his beliefs he began to examine his beliefs about God and whether those could be trusted or not. He had to question whether or not his beliefs could be relied upon or if God was actually deceiving him or if God is even a real thing. However, Descartes concludes that God does in fact exist and “God has never owed me anything, so I should thank him for his great generosity to me, rather than feeling cheated because he did not give me everything” Descartes also comes to the realization that God understands everything there could possibly be to know. As he continues in his mediations, he also states that even though God knows everything and we do not, we should not blame him for our flawed beliefs and the many misconceptions
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The most important part of Descartes’ knowledge was that he understood that God should not be to blame for the mistakes that we make in our lives. According to Descartes’, God has a plan for us, but he gave us freewill so that we have the ability to do whatever it is that we want to do. However, this can be a disadvantage to us at times because, unlike God, we don’t understand everything and make mistakes. Descartes knows that God would not deceive him, because Descartes defines that will to deceive as a sign of weakness, and God’s perfection would not allow him to be weak or act maliciously towards another. He also believes that if God created him, then God is responsible for him, which means that Descartes’ judgment would be perfect if only he used it correctly. This reasoning means that God is not to blame at all for our mistakes and that they fall solely on …show more content…
However, I believe that it can be very useful for those people that have the motivation and time to sit down and sort out all of their beliefs. Because it can be very confusing and difficult to question all of our own beliefs that shape who we are, I think that it is critical that individuals using Descartes should fully understand it. Furthermore, I am not sure if I will be able to use in my own life, but I do think that I can be a beneficial tool if used correctly. However, I think that it is very important to be like Descartes in the fact that he understands that it is important to withhold judgment on decisions that we do not fully understand. That is something that is very useful that I can apply to my everyday life. If everyone was able to understand that part of Descartes’ knowledge, the world would be a much better
The most important part of Descartes’ knowledge was that he understood that God should not be to blame for the mistakes that we make in our lives. According to Descartes’, God has a plan for us, but he gave us freewill so that we have the ability to do whatever it is that we want to do. However, this can be a disadvantage to us at times because, unlike God, we don’t understand everything and make mistakes. Descartes knows that God would not deceive him, because Descartes defines that will to deceive as a sign of weakness, and God’s perfection would not allow him to be weak or act maliciously towards another. He also believes that if God created him, then God is responsible for him, which means that Descartes’ judgment would be perfect if only he used it correctly. This reasoning means that God is not to blame at all for our mistakes and that they fall solely on …show more content…
However, I believe that it can be very useful for those people that have the motivation and time to sit down and sort out all of their beliefs. Because it can be very confusing and difficult to question all of our own beliefs that shape who we are, I think that it is critical that individuals using Descartes should fully understand it. Furthermore, I am not sure if I will be able to use in my own life, but I do think that I can be a beneficial tool if used correctly. However, I think that it is very important to be like Descartes in the fact that he understands that it is important to withhold judgment on decisions that we do not fully understand. That is something that is very useful that I can apply to my everyday life. If everyone was able to understand that part of Descartes’ knowledge, the world would be a much better