An idea from Meditations on First Philosophy

Now suppose something powerful is working to fool you, even about 2 plus 3. Picture some malignant demon feeding you sky, earth, color and sound as a dream it built. You can’t rule that out yet. What you can do is refuse to agree to anything it might have faked.

From Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes

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