Descartes decided to suspend judgment concerning any belief only if the following condition was the case:
A. he was absolutely certain the belief was false
B. he could think of any possibility that the belief could be mistaken
C. the truth or falsity of the belief had no important consequences
D. the belief did not conform to the accepted body of knowledge of his time
Ans: B. he could think of any possibility that the belief could be mistaken
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