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This week we had to read Rene Descartes FIRST MEDITATION: On what can be called into doubt. I really enjoyed this reading because it made me think a lot and dig deeper into what he was writing about and try to connect it with real life. After reading Descartes outside of class we a lot about dreams, our senses, being deceived, trust and doubting out beliefs. I found this reading very interesting because almost everyone who reads it can relate to it some way or another. The topic I felt had the most connection to how people feel is having doubts about your beliefs. When you are being raised you share the same beliefs as your parents because they are raising you and instilling their beliefs in you. You believe everything your parents say and
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