Descartes tried to doubt everything in order to
A)become closer to God.
B)verify empiricism.
C)prove that nothing is true.
D)prove that some things are indubitable.

Question

Descartes tried to doubt everything in order to ​
A)become closer to God.
B)verify empiricism.
C)prove that nothing is true.
D)prove that some things are indubitable.

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Descartes tried to doubt everything in order to prove that some things are indubitable, meaning that they cannot be doubted. This is known as his method of doubt, which he used to arrive at the conclusion that the only thing he could be certain of was his own existence ("Cogito, ergo sum").

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