Up to this point,
Descartes has established that he is a thinking thing, and that a supreme
being, God, exists. Descartes realizes that he is not complete by himself;
instead, he is a dependent being. God, as the Supreme Being, is wholly
independent, possessing limitless power and knowledge and goodness. God, as the
Supreme Being, while possessing the power to deceive, would not be deceptive,
as the desire to deceive is a weakness. So God would not give his creatures
minds that are capable of deceiving them. But there seems to be a problem with
the thinking thing that God made. Descartes knows that he is capable of making
errant judgments, and is often deceived. Thus a problem arises: why would a
perfect God create imperfect creatures?
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