"For in the beginning it is better to make use only of those observations which present themselves of their own accord to our senses and which we could not ignore, provided we reflect, however so little, on them,rather thanto search for unusual and contrived experiments."
According to Decarte, it is more simple to make observation according to things that are there according to our senses, than finding and experimenting something that is completely new! and the experiments might deceive you because you are uncertain of their environments.
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Decartes is right about following our own senses, than finding something new and unusual. Seems like his getting second thoughts about what can be real and not real? I dont know if i am right? What do you think?
It is easier to trust our senses, but in the other part of the book, Decarte mention that god creates human and their senses, so if god is perfect being who doesn't make any mistake then the thing that he created must not mistake either, but we are humans, we all know that everyone makes mistakes, and including our senses.
it would be very nice to say that our senses do not fool us, but even Decarte said in the later part of his book, our sense does fool us sometimes.
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