Descartes' Evil Genius thought experiment is intended to show that
A. an evil genius exists and is constantly deceiving us.
B. because we can't be certain that we're not in the grip of an evil genius, we can't acquire knowledge through the senses.
C. sometimes we can acquire knowledge through the senses.
D. because we can often be certain that we're not in the grip of an evil genius, we can acquire knowledge through the senses.
Answer: B
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