Descartes sets out with amazing clarity and persistence to clear himself of every false idea that he has acquired and determine what he truly knows. To rid himself of these uncertainties he has developed a method of doubt with a goal to construct a set of beliefs on foundations which are indubitable. On these foundations, Descartes applies three levels of skepticism, which in turn, generate three levels at which our thoughts may be deceived by …showed first 75 words of 679 total…

…showed last 75 words of 679 total…someone to go insane. In society, doubting everything would lead to chaos because there would be no order. In one’s personal life doubting all loved ones and close friends would cause madness. Doubting everything would include doubting one’s existence and that could cause one’s life to be considered void or pointless. The good things in life such as lessons and experiences would be missed out on if one went around doubting everything.