Descartes argues that he does not doubt that he exists. Having determined that he exists, he knows his fundamental nature is to be a thinking object. He says that he saw the universe that is the stars, the sky, and the earth with senses, and therefore they are doubtful.
He argues that what he makes out are ideas of these things and that he has concluded without any basis that some external force brings these ideas. Descartes claims that he is now certain that such ideas occur visibly in the mind. He argues that things like the existence of the world and knowledge of his existence are because of God. He argues that God gave him a personality that can be misled about these things. Therefore, he argues there is doubt of whether these things are clear and discrete.
Descartes argues that he knows that he is not perfect because he has doubts. Being imperfect shows that he did not give himself existence because if he had, he would have given himself a perfect nature. Further, Descartes argues that he has an idea of what a perfect being is and therefore he can know that he is imperfect. He further argues that there must be a perfect being, which does not come from him. This is because a perfect being cannot come from an imperfect one.
This means that what is perfect comes from a perfect being, which is God. The perfect being cannot be perfect if indeed it did not exist. This means that the perfect must exist. He further argues that God is a complete being and that he is the only one who holds this attribute. According to Descartes, the trueness of God is indisputable.
Descartes argues that God is a perfect being who cannot be misled. He says that the reality of God is the one that proves that these are clear and discrete ideas. The ideas of the existence of God are true because he was able to prove the existence of God. He says that God created a sane being but one that can be misled even when there are clear and discrete ideas at hand. In his proof that God exists, Descartes argues that he is the Supreme Being who has power over human nature.
Descartes says that God is responsible for all ancient ideas whether logical, mathematical, or moral ideas. According to Descartes, God is the only one who can provide truth for all these natural ideas. By being the perfect being, God is the only one who can decide what human beings need to believe in. In this way, Descartes can explain the existence of God but feels that explaining the existence of the world has an element of doubt.
I do not agree with Desecrate’s reasoning in many of his observations. Descartes argues that he does not doubt he exists because he is clear and discrete. He then uses this concept as a rule to prove the existence of other things. He says that all things that are clear and discrete must be true. This shows that all the ideas that are vague and unclear to me must be untrue. This is not right because there are many things that I may not understand but that other people might perfectly understand.
This does not mean that they are untrue just because they are not clear to me. For instance, I may be unable to calculate that one plus one is two. This does not mean that this is untrue because there is proof that one plus one is two. My being unable to do the calculation has nothing to do with whether it is true or not.
Further, Descartes argues about the idea of God being perfect because he can realize that he is imperfect. This means that if it were not clear that one is imperfect, then God would not be perfect. The simplicity and clearness of our thoughts determine the very idea of God’s existence. This argument does not come out very clear, seems very circular, and therefore does not mean that it is proof of God’s existence. The other problem with Descartes’s argument is that he determines the perfection of God from his imperfect being. He further uses his imperfect being to determine the characteristics possessed by God that are perfect and those that are not.
In this way, he assumes that his conclusions are as perfect as the concept of God. Therefore, it is illogical for Descartes to use his conclusions that he is not perfect to determine the characteristics that God possesses. Just because we can have the idea of perfect islands, perfect individuals and perfect meals are not proof that they exist.
Many scholars have debated Descartes’s arguments in the modern-day. Many philosophers in their teachings have used his perception and arguments. His words and thoughts are very strong in explaining God’s nature as well as human nature. Many people may feel that his arguments are not sufficient while others may feel that he has proven the existence of God. It is up to every individual to come up with their conclusion of what they think is right or wrong about his arguments. His works are very significant in modern philosophical teachings in many ways.