Descartes and the Existence of God

What is rational intuition according to Descartes?

• An a priori faculty that enables us to see truth

• A feeling of certainty in an idea

• A recognition that an idea is impossible to be false

• A deduction based on perceptions

Which argument does Descartes use to argue for the existence of God based on the concept of something infinite and perfect?

• Ontological argument

• Cosmological argument

• Trademark argument

• Metaphysical argument

What does Descartes mean by the 'trademark' argument?

• The concept of God is like an innate 'trademark' placed in our minds

• The concept of God is a deduction based on perceptions

• The concept of God is a feeling of certainty

• The concept of God is a recognition that it is impossible to be false

According to Descartes, why can his perceptions of an external world with physical objects be trusted?

• Because they are caused by his own mind

• Because they are voluntary

• Because God has created him with a tendency to form false beliefs

• Because God is a perfect being and would not create him with a tendency to form false beliefs

Why does Descartes argue that the cause of his perceptions must be something external to his mind?

• Because his perceptions are involuntary

• Because his perceptions are caused by physical objects

• Because his perceptions are voluntary

• Because his perceptions are caused by his own mind