Descartes

Lots of doubt!

Die, foundations, die!

Know them, everyone!

Yeah! Philosophy! Woo hoo!

Great arguments. The best arguments. Really, really amazing arguments. It's not just him saying that. Lots of people say that. Lots of people. Or maybe it was just Descartes that said that.

Part VI of the Discourse on Method. This is important stuff!

[Maniacal laugh.]

A brilliant book, and it does make a lot of sense!

Yeah, that happened.

"The body cannot live without the mind," said Morpheus. But vice-versa works just fine, says Descartes.

There's actually a really good reason!

What's real? Descartes can tell you.

Don't stop with philosophy. We need some dang science!

As if such a magnificent plan could ever fail!

You wanna be sure you're not in the Matrix? Get religion.

You think you're a nerd because you clicked on this video? Amateur. I'm the real nerd.

There--aren't you glad we got that worked out?

How do we know what's true? Descartes is here to help!

Surprisingly, nine whole years happened between the stove-heated room and the fancy Method of Doubt stuff.

And this is VERY provisional!

Before we get to the Method of Doubt, we need to know this stuff.

The big picture of the Discourse on Method.

The best-laid plans of mice and philosophers . . . .

Charles Schulz, author of Peanuts, wrote a couple of books of single-panel comic books about young adults in church. They were great. (I believe the books were titled Young Pillars and What Was Buggin' Old Pharaoh?) Anyway, there was one magnificent panel where one young churchman says to another, as I recall: "Oh yeah? Well, I bet I'm twice as humble as you are!"

Our ideas should be orderly.