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The concept of God is explicitly categorized as an innate idea by rationalists like René Descartes {fact:1, fact:2, fact:3}, while critics like John Locke use the absence of the concept of God in certain individuals to argue against the existence of innate ideas [1]. Furthermore, Descartes links the two by asserting that the truth of innate ideas is guaranteed by God [2].
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Sources of Knowledge: Rationalism, Empiricism, and the Kantian ... press.rebus.community 3 facts
claimRené Descartes identifies the idea of God and the idea of one's own existence as examples of innate ideas.
claimJohn Locke argues that innate ideas cannot be universal because young children and adults without formal education lack concepts of God or knowledge of logical and mathematical principles.
claimInnatism is the belief favored by rationalists that humans are born with certain ideas already in their minds, such as mathematical or logical principles, moral sense, and the concept of God.
Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right? - TheCollector thecollector.com 2 facts
claimRené Descartes asserted that knowledge derived from innate ideas is necessarily true because its truth is guaranteed by God.
claimRené Descartes argued that only specific types of ideas are innate, including the idea of God, mathematical concepts of arithmetic and geometry, and the laws and principles of logic.