PHL100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Adventitiousness
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What else, (cid:858)(cid:374)ot (cid:455)et (cid:272)o(cid:374)sidered(cid:859) do i k(cid:374)o(cid:449)? (cid:894)(cid:1007)(cid:1009)(cid:895) The mark of truth: (cid:858)whate(cid:448)er i pe(cid:272)ie(cid:448)e (cid:272)learl(cid:455) a(cid:374)d disti(cid:374)(cid:272)tl(cid:455) (cid:859) is true: talking about how existence is undoubtedly true, but it could be the evil demons work. I (cid:374)eed to sho(cid:449) that god (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:271)e a de(cid:272)ei(cid:448)er (cid:894)that(cid:859)s the task of (cid:373)editatio(cid:374) iv(cid:895) But first, i must be certain that god exists. I (cid:272)ould(cid:374)(cid:859)t ha(cid:448)e the idea of god if he did(cid:374)(cid:859)t e(cid:454)ist: 2. Ca(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:271)e (cid:373)istake(cid:374): volitions (ie acts of will or decisions, emotions. Ideas just considered in themselves (how things seem) Can be mistaken: volitio(cid:374)s (cid:894)these do(cid:374)(cid:859)t represe(cid:374)t a(cid:374)(cid:455)thi(cid:374)g(cid:895) Adventitious: how to tell? (cid:858)nature taught (cid:373)e(cid:859) (cid:858)re(cid:448)ealed (cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:374)atural light(cid:859) (cid:894)(cid:1007)8(cid:895, revealed by natural light means clear and distinct mark of truth, nature can teach things. Dreams only seem to come from outside. I have contrary ideas of the same thing (the sun seems small, but i believe its large)
