Descartes knows that he is an imperfect being – he can be wrong, he has “negative attributes” – therefore, which of the following does he conclude must be true?

a. A clear and distinct idea of a perfect being cannot be created by an imperfect being, therefore his clear and distinct idea of god must come from some source other than himself

b. It follows that an imperfect being cannot have an understanding of perfection; therefore, it is not possible for an imperfect being to determine whether a perfect being exists or does not exist

c. follows that an imperfect being’s clear and distinct ideas will always be imperfect; therefore, clear and distinct ideas are not epistemologically trustworthy

d. A clear and distinct idea of a perfect being cannot be created by an imperfect being, therefore it cannot be the case that his idea of a perfect being is actually clear and distinct; he is mistaken that a perfect being exists

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