@philosophyminis: Descartes once argued that it is necessary, once in your life, to question everything you believe and everything you value. You need to find a quiet spot, do a great deal of thinking, and go back to first principles. Because most people collect their beliefs like some kind of cultural inheritance, and we take these items and we stuff them in the great attic of our mind until we can move no longer. This attic is riddled with half-truths, falsehoods, and misunderstandings, and so we need to stop occasionally to sort things out. We need an intellectual reset. We need to spring-clean the attic. Descartes uses an apple basket metaphor. Because if you have a basket of apples and you suspect that one is rotten, you don't just poke around, because you will spread the rot. You have to pour the apples onto some surface and look at them each individually, and put them back in the basket only when you are 100% certain that they are good. This pouring of the apples is known as 'Cartesian doubt.' It's when we consciously and intentionally unlearn all of those things that we know. And it's a terrifying act of intellectual destruction, because for a moment, you are left with nothing. You question your parents, you question your culture, and you question the sacred beliefs of your religion. Most people are terrified to do this. They would rather live with the rot than live in the insecure and empty doubt of not knowing. But according to Descartes, a truth that cannot be questioned is no truth at all.

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leepaceseyebrows
LeePacesEyebrows :
This usually happens when you hit rock bottom. Like the absolute bottom.
2026-01-30 17:00:13
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iconic._.nuggett
ana <3 :
I did this and now I'm an atheist
2026-02-08 23:31:22
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5uper5hadowken
5uper5hadowken :
Not to consciously do it, but to understand why everything eventually derails until you have done so
2026-03-04 10:23:06
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fakebob80
fakebob80 :
I did this before learning anything about Descartes. My brother died and I looked for answers to the big questions via the religion/cult my parents brought us up in. Nothing made sense. I had to have major heart surgery and I sat there in my hospital bed, half conscious, half elsewhere for 4 days examining everything I’d ever thought. I removed all the dross and then covid hit. That gave me time to sort through the other bits - the ‘friends’ who never talked to me, the ‘family’ who took me for granted, the work I was so passionate about. Coming out the other side, I felt so much freer. So much more cantered in myself that I had time to think for a change. Now I question everything, I philosophise via a blog, and look deeply into each and every aspect of ideas that come my way. It’s fascinating to view the world like this.
2026-01-30 15:55:30
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yzn1442
yzn1442 :
I do this very frequently, to think people NEVER do this even once is terrifying and kinda explains a lot.
2026-01-30 18:26:14
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london10016
london10016 :
Doubt everything even your doubt
2026-02-20 11:15:35
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monamore379
monamore :
This is why teenagers in a phase in their life question everything they were given. They need to reject everything and then select which they adopt consciously for themselves. And not appreciating this process, people accuse them of rebellion.
2026-01-30 22:55:35
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audinculori
Audinculori :
Thank you! I learn a lot from your channel. Tik Tok can be also this, a source of dopamine and knowledge at the same time.
2026-01-30 15:15:35
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jyfrimpong
Joseph :
Question everything.
2026-01-30 16:58:33
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mr_cookie
Cookie :
Thing is, it’s impossible to override a piece of data without data taking its place. If someone cannot fill those gaps correctly or at all, then what purpose does it all have
2026-01-30 16:08:36
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mroyins
oyins :
Exactly! To make progress, we must constantly evaluate and reevaluate our beliefs and practices
2026-01-30 15:39:56
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definitelyisaac09
Ahebwa :
A TRUTH THAT CAN'T BE QUESTIONED ISN'T A TRUTH AT ALL
2026-03-07 07:56:14
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cause_of_rage
Midori :
You need a certain amount of knowledge to do that, so 🤷🏼
2026-01-30 16:31:27
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ppy0m
݁ ˖Ი𐑼⋆ p y o n ── .✦ :
I used to do this a lot now I've kinda become an optimistic nihilism. I value being happy more than anything, even absurd things because if it means I'm gonna die whether internal punishments will happen to me at least I know in my life I choose to be happy
2026-04-12 12:38:14
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gwevanenxiwa
Gweva :
' truth that cannot be questioned is no truth at all.'
2026-02-05 20:24:27
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aisha_.babeees
Aisha:)) :
So like being a depressed teenager
2026-03-01 13:22:04
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takip.silim4
Takip Silim :
So there are people who are not doing this?
2026-02-03 18:24:02
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goobee84
Goobee :
I questioned everything in my life when I was 20, that's when I became an atheist
2026-03-05 08:58:47
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sophia_monad
sophia 🇪🇺 :
sometimes i say something, and i start to think, why do i believe this? and i find out i got tought that and i hate my self for using it. i try so hard to think for my self. but it's impossible to eliminate all of your tought ideas.
2026-01-31 02:15:19
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presidentthato
Thato Dithebe :
Stress test your beliefs
2026-03-03 05:29:42
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davegoodchild
Dave :
is it bad to do it daily
2026-03-30 08:13:14
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bestjojoever23
bestjojoever23 :
Insane pronunciation of „Descartes“😭😭😭
2026-02-17 20:15:55
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glastonbury_calix_trust
The Glastonbury Calix Trust :
why?
2026-01-30 18:49:18
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