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Rethinking Cogito

ewe know or constructs with various parts taken from various different people weve seen. Thus, I at least existas someone else in the dreamers world or as a unicorn-like construct of real things. The lack of an omnipotentdeceiver and the reality of the existence of small and universal elements lead to an even broader foundationalclaim; there is a world where the small and universal elements exist. Either it is the world around us at his verymoment, or, if this is a dream, it is the world of the dreamer whose small and universal elements make up thisdream world. In concluding, a few things must be noted. One, Descartes omnipotent deceiver does not and cannotexist in the manner Descartes relates. Two, even if the deceiver did exist, the Cogito would not be immune fromthe pall of doubt the deceivers existence would cause to fall on reality. Three, even without the deceiver, theCogito is falsifiable because of the Someone Elses Dream argument. Four, there is a world where small anduniversal elements we know of exist. ...

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