Quote:It's hard for me to take seriously anyone who takes it to the next step and suggests that maybe our own thoughts aren't real.
Me too. However,that's an argument from incredulity and irrelevant.
Yes, I believe Descartes is probably right, and behave as if he is.However, I don't know that for a fact. A skeptic,my position is that all questions and any answers always remain open.---and that's another problem I have with religion and its claims of absolute truth(s).Whereas I think there may be some absolute truths,I'm currently unaware of any.