Descartes introduces the wax example to show
A) that his senses are infallible.
B) that wax melts when it is heated.
C) the importance of the imagination.
D) the importance of rational intuition.

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Descartes uses the wax example to demonstrate that sensory perceptions are not reliable for understanding the essence of objects; instead, it is through rational intuition that we comprehend the true nature of things.

Descartes Introduces the Wax Example to Show