Status Updates From A Little History of Philosophy

Descartes said “I think, therefore I am” he used the demon story to provide an example of how we cannot tell whether or not we are dreaming. Pascal had an idea now called Pascals Wager. Claiming it will pay off more to just believe that god exists, instead of burn in hell. Spinoza was a determinist—not believing in true free will. He claimed that if God is infinite then God must be everything or “nature.”