What would Descartes conclude about the reliability of the pinch test?
philosophy
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In his celebrated "Dream Argument," Descartes maintained that we should not trust any test that purports to distinguish dreaming from waking states. For any test you can think of, Descartes argued, you can never know whether you actually performed the test What would Descartes conclude about the reliability of the pinch test? Exactly why would he conclude this? Do you agree with Descartes' reasoning and conclusion? Why or why not?
