Descartes lived in a time period where some truths were later discovered to be false, therefore he began to deeply ponder and worry about the things that are true. He dives into the world of skepticism which is a theory stating that nothing can be known because nothing is certain. His main goal is to find stable, concrete foundations in order to prove that knowledge is possible in the field of science. He wants to solidify any truths so that they will not collapse as the years go by. Through his eyes, humans are able to grasp a hold of knowledge by scrutinizing and evaluating their own beliefs. He concludes that indubitable, foundational beliefs is what human knowledge essentially entails. In Descartes First Meditation, he starts from the basics by claiming that if he doubts everything he’s ever believed in, this is the only way he can positively know that he isn’t being fooled into falsehood. The Method of Doubt is not formulated to show that knowledge is nonexistent, but to avoid believing in uncertain ideas. Thus, if one is able to doubt a belief, it is not considered human knowledge because it can be deemed as false. Because Descartes is classified as a rationalist, he did not believe that human senses are the source of knowledge nor can humans trust the information given through their senses. Because scientific knowledge is not based on human senses due to their unreliability, what one perceives in the physical, external world may not even truly exist. For example, if we saw a banana on the side of a rode, we can tell that it is a banana because we’re standing only a mere 1 foot away from it. If we were to stand a thousand feet away, we could not be able tell if it is a banana or not anymore because our sensory vision is at a far different viewpoint. Thus, we cannot completely and fully trust our senses for they lead to falsehood. This idea of distrusting our senses branches off into the dream argument that Descartes prese