Meditation 4

Meditation 4

1. Meditations on First Philosophy

   • Meditation #4 "Truth and falsity"
     • All that I know
       • Comes from
         • Intellect
           • God
             • Good
               • Won't deceive me
                 • Because it is not in his nature
             • Created me
               • He is responsible for my judgement
                 • It must be infallible
                   • If used right
                   • Why do I get mistaken?
               • I am somewhere between
                 • God
                   • and
                     • Nothingness
               • I am finite
                 • God's reasons are
                   • not understood by me
                     • I am not perfect
     • Possibility of Error
       • Does not result from imperfections of
         • the intellect
           • Faculty of Knowledge
             • Imagines
           • Perceive ideas
             • not judgements
               • No ERROR
           • Created by God
             • NO ERROR
           • Finite
             • Matter of degree
               • 1, Super smart 2. Arithmetic level 3. No understanding
         • the will
           • The faculty of choice
             • Affirming
               • Chooses to doubt about something
             • Denying
           • as great as God's...
             • Infinite
           • Indefference
             • Lack of knowledge
       • The will has a wider scope than the understanding
         • Example
           • Will judges
             • things
               • Not completely understood
                 • In cases of uncertainty
                   • do not judge so you don't get mistaken
                 • ERROR
     • Relationship
       • Between
         • Mind and body
           • ?????
     • 2+2=4 or 2+2=22