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Descartes’ Argument of God’s Existence
In Descartes’ Meditations on the First Philosophy,” he proves the existence of God by first establishing himself as an existing imperfect being. The proofs provided in this premise, however, are not physical but based on the belief that if one exists and as imperfect, then there must be something of greater reality, and of perfection than himself that created him. Here, Descartes states, “All which I can conceive can be produced by God as I can conceive it” (Descartes 17) to support that what he understands can only be created by a powerful being. Therefore, having the ideas of his imperfection eliminates any suggestion that himself or his parents could bear his existence, leaving only a perfect being, that is God, which would have had to exist to create him. Another thing that Descartes is certain apart from God’s existence is that God would not allow a demon or a computer to deceive humanity. In the early meditations, Descartes wonders if the external and physical thing as we perceive exists. He concludes that it is possible, as he perceives himself as a physical being (from his argument of imperfect being and perfect creator). Therefore, if he can perceive God as a perfect being, then God would not deceive him. He seems to believe that “willful deception” that “evinces maliciousness and weakness” would be an imperfection (Descartes 19). According to Descartes, this imperfection would be against or contrary to the nature and power of God.

On the other hand, Descartes lacks perfection as in his arguments and confession that he is “subject to errors” (Descartes 8). It is, therefore, not surprising that he can be deceived (Descartes 8). This means that the deception is due to man’s imperfections. Simply put, God has no reason to teach human a lesson by allowing him to be deceived by a demon or a computer bur man’s imperfection makes him be deceived. Specifically, Descartes says his errors come from extending to things that he has no intellect about (Descartes 21). In brief, Descartes conclusion is that God exists. His arguments, however, are not based on physical evidence but proofs of the belief that a perfect being, greater than himself created him. He continues to declare that God cannot let him be deceived by demons or technology since that would be an imperfection, which God does not have. This becomes clear that God exists and has good intentions from humans. Perhaps one question unanswered in Descartes arguments on God’s existence is why a perfect being that is all-powerful and all-knowing can create an imperfect being capable of sinning, which is against God’s will for the people.
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Descartes, René, Meditations on First Philosophy. Indianapolis: Hackett Pub. Co., 1641. Print.