Why Does Descartes Believe in a God That Is "Supremely

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Essay

Why does Descartes believe in a God that is "supremely good and the fountain of truth" while a "malignant demon . . . has employed all his artifice to deceive [him]"? Why doesn't Descartes see these two entities as one and the same?

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Definitions:

Ideological Conflict

A struggle between people with different sets of ideas, beliefs, or values, often generating political or social discord.

Concurring

The act of agreeing or expressing agreement with a decision or opinion, typically used in legal contexts, such as judges agreeing with the majority opinion in court.

Dissenting Opinions

Judicial opinions that disagree with the majority decision in a court ruling, offering alternative reasoning or interpretations of the law.

Gibbons V. Ogden

A landmark Supreme Court case in 1824 that clarified the federal government's exclusive power to regulate interstate commerce, underscoring the Constitution's commerce clause.