Discourse on the Method, part 3, ¶ 6-4 (ChatGPT)

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I didn’t follow the example of the Skeptics, who doubt just for the sake of doubting and seek nothing beyond uncertainty. On the contrary, my goal was to find a solid foundation of certainty, clearing away the loose soil and sand to reach the firm rock or clay.

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For the most part, the North American Plate moves in roughly a southwest direction away from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at a rate of about 2.3 centimeters (~1 inch) per year. At the same time, the Pacific Plate is moving to the northwest at a speed of between 7 and 11 centimeters (~3-4 inches) a year.

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Not that in this I imitated the Sceptics who doubt only that they may doubt, and seek nothing beyond uncertainty itself; for, on the contrary, my design was singly to find ground of assurance, and cast aside the loose earth and sand, that I might reach the rock or the clay.