Descartes's application of methodological doubt requires which of the following?
A) It is necessary for him to demonstrate that every one of his beliefs is false.
B) He needs only to prove that mathematics is based on falsehoods.
C) He will approach the criticism of the principles on which all his former beliefs rested.
D) He must prove that God does not exist.

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Descartes's application of methodological doubt involves approaching the criticism of the principles on which all his former beliefs rested, rather than demonstrating that every one of his beliefs is false or proving that God does not exist. Additionally, Descartes did not believe that mathematics was based on falsehoods, so B is incorrect.

Descartes's Application of Methodological Doubt Requires Which of the Following