Descartes's Meditations on First Philosophy argued that our senses have
A) deceived us in the past, though should always be trusted.
B) deceived us in the past, thus should not be trusted absolutely.
C) never deceived us in the past, though should still not be trusted.
D) never deceived us in the past, thus should be trusted absolutely.

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Descartes's Meditations on First Philosophy argued that our senses have deceived us in the past, therefore, they should not be trusted absolutely. Descartes believed that our senses could be easily deceived by illusions and dreams, so he argued that it is necessary to doubt everything that could be doubted in order to arrive at certain knowledge.

Descartes's Meditations on First Philosophy Argued That Our Senses Have