Descartes' Dream Argument thought experiment is intended to show that
A) sense experience is a reliable source of knowledge.
B) we all exist in a dream world.
C) we can acquire knowledge through our senses.
D) we can't acquire knowledge through our senses.

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Descartes' Dream Argument suggests that because we cannot distinguish with certainty between being awake and dreaming, we cannot fully trust our senses to acquire knowledge about the external world.

Descartes' Dream Argument Thought Experiment Is Intended to Show That