Descartes's first bedrock of certainty was
A) "God exists."
B) "I am not now dreaming."
C) "I am,I exist."
D) "I have a body."

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Descartes' first bedrock of certainty was "Cogito, ergo sum," which translates to "I think, therefore I am" or more commonly stated as "I am, I exist." This idea is the foundation of Descartes' philosophy, as he believed that even if he were being deceived by an evil demon or was in a dream, the fact that he was doubting and thinking meant that he must exist as a thinking thing. The other options presented are not accurate representations of Descartes' first bedrock of certainty.

Descartes's First Bedrock of Certainty Was