PHL 708 Chapter 4: Descartes - Fourth Meditation Objections
10 Oct 2018
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Can avoid error by avoiding placing judgement on things you do not know clearly and distinctly (pg. Error resides in the individual"s mental operation as it is a result of lack of knowledge rather than in god (as he gave you this mental operation) While error does not immediately reside in the faculty god gave us, it is indirectly attached to it since he created us as having the imperfection which makes error possible. While some may say there is no imperfection in god"s will and how he created us, we still have to ask: Why didn"t he gift us with perfection (or knowledge) since he is all powerful and not malevolent. We cannot complain about how god created us or blame him for our wrongdoings. He gifted us with free will, so even if we are doing wrong or making mistakes, it proves our perfection as a species (more so than if we lacked this free will) (pg.
