The first indubitable truth Descartes discovers in the Meditations is that:
A) he exists, though he's not sure what he is.
B) he exists, and is identical with his body.
C) an all-powerful God exists.
D) it's false that 2+3=5.
E) an evil, deceiving "genius" exists.

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Descartes' first indubitable truth in the Meditations is commonly known as the "Cogito" or "I think, therefore I am." From his doubt about everything, including the existence of his own body and the external world, Descartes concludes that the fact he is thinking proves he exists as a thinking thing. This is the only certain knowledge he can have at the beginning of the Meditations.

The First Indubitable Truth Descartes Discovers in the Meditations Is