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Descartes claims, almost casually, that our senses have sometimes deceived us (which just means that some of the beliefs we have formed about the world as a direct result of observation have been false). Explain why it would appear to be impossible, by the very high standards of proof Descartes adopts, for him to prove that our senses deceived us on any particular occasion. (Recall the mirage example.)

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