Unger's Mad Scientist thought experiment is intended to show that
A. sense experience can be a source of knowledge.
B. because you can't be sure you're not at the mercy of a mad scientist right now, sense experience can't be a source of knowledge.
C. a mad scientist that controls our minds right now cannot possibly exist.
D. when we're sure no mad scientist exists, we can have knowledge through sense experience.
Answer: B
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