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René Descartes

Porque Deus tem de ser o fundamento do conhecimento como crença, verdadeira e justificada.

It is evident to me that God must be the foundation of knowledge as belief, truth, and justification, for without the existence of a higher being, there would be no ultimate standard by which we could measure and justify our beliefs. In the absence of a divine being, our understanding of the world becomes fragile and unreliable, for it would lack a solid and unshakable foundation upon which to build our knowledge. It is only through the existence of God that we can be assured of the veracity of our beliefs, as it is He who provides the ultimate truth upon which all knowledge depends. Furthermore, God serves as the ultimate justifier of our beliefs, for it is through His divine wisdom that we are able to discern between true and false knowledge. Without God as the ultimate source of truth and justification, our knowledge would be arbitrary and ultimately meaningless. Therefore, it is clear that without the existence of God as the foundation of knowledge, our understanding of the world would be incomplete and lacking in any ultimate truth or justification.