Monday, February 2, 2009

Descartes, Meditations II

There is, moreover, no doubt that God could have given me a nature such that I was never mistaken; again, there is no doubt that he always wills what is best. Is it then better that I should make mistakes than that I should not do so?


Does it seem, in the section where Descartes is questioning why God would have created him imperfectly, that he would like to, if given the chance, say that God made a mistake when he chose not to make Descartes imperfect? Is he simply supporting the decision of God because he is afraid of repercussions?

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