Multiple Choice
Which of the following claims regarding the validity of the senses did Descartes not make?
A) You can't be completely certain that you are not dreaming.
B) You can never be completely certain that you are not currently hallucinating.
C) While our senses have deceived us in the past, they have only done so in special conditions.
D) Since our sense have deceived us in the past, we can never be sure they won't deceive us in the future.
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