Rene Descarte's Argument For The Existence Of God

Rene Descartes born in France in 1956 has brought many influential ideas. Among many of his ideas was that of analytical geometry. He was based on using mathematics as a foundation for knowledge and finding truth. As such, he wants to prove God’s existence by surrounding himself of ideas. He questions himself about things in doubt and clear and distinct ideas. As well, Descartes wants to clarify that being imperfect cannot produce something more perfect and that is better to know perfect than to doubt. Because imperfection is part of an imperfect human, Descartes finds that there is a cause for human errors. Descartes has found that he is certain of existing as a thinking thing. “I am certain that I am a thinking thing.”(Descartes, 70) Descartes gives two arguments for God’s existence. He begins with his first …show more content…
His second argument is based on two forms of reality. First, formal reality refers to anything that has the quality of existing. Formal reality has three forms: finite, infinite, and mode. Descartes proclaims that God is an existing thing having an infinite formal reality, substances have finite formal reality, and that modes are modal formal reality. Yet, Descartes controversial idea of God being an infinite reality brings out a must which is to have an infinite objective reality. Moreover, Descartes believes that ideas do not just sprung coming from nothing, that there is something producing that idea. Having thought about this idea situation, Descartes makes two principles of it: 1) there has to be reality in cause and effect and 2) there has to be considerable formal reality in the cause of an idea just as objective reality in an idea. An infinite objective reality idea is being the idea of God. Descartes conclude that the infinite formal reality (God) is the one who produces his ideas; thus, God exists. Descartes uses clear and distinct perceptions to prove God’s