An idea from Meditations on First Philosophy

The next day feels like falling into deep water, unable to touch the bottom or swim to the top. Archimedes, to move the whole globe, demanded only a point that was firm and immoveable. One certain truth would do the same job for everything you know.

From Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes

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