The Cartesian Circle consists in the fact that Descartes
A) proves the existence of his mind by using logic and uses logic to prove the existence of his mind.
B) proves the existence of God by using clear and distinct ideas, and uses clear and distinct ideas to prove the existence of God.
C) uses sense experience to prove that we have knowledge of the external world and uses the external world to prove that our sense experience is true.
D) uses dreams to prove that we can't trust our senses and uses our senses to prove that we are dreaming.

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The Cartesian Circle is a potential circular reasoning in René Descartes' argument, where he argues that we can trust our clear and distinct ideas because God exists and is not a deceiver, but then he proves God's existence using those very clear and distinct ideas.

The Cartesian Circle Consists in the Fact That Descartes