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The Accidental Philosophy Debate Series This time: Descartes, the Father of Modern Philosophy She does not believe in love easily. Even if told "I like you," she doubts if it is sincere. Even if treated kindly, she wonders if it is just a whim. Even if someone visits every day, she suspects it has simply become a habit. That is why she always questions every gesture of affection. However, she herself knows nothing of René Descartes or the term "methodological skepticism." In the 17th century, the philosopher René Descartes doubted everything in his search for certain truth. The things seen with the eyes might be an illusion. The world we inhabit might be a dream. Even the things we believe to be correct might be wrong. Yet, there was one thing he could not doubt until the very end. "The fact that I, who am currently doubting, exist." From this was born the idea: "I think, therefore I am." And she, without realizing it, is doing the exact same thing with love. "Do you really like me?" "Is that love, or just loneliness?" "Will you be able to say the same thing a year from now?" —No matter how much one doubts, is there something that remains? What she seeks is not a perfect lover or a flashy confession. Just one thing. A certain affection that remains until the end, no matter how much it is doubted—something absolutely undeniable. If such a thing truly exists. She wants to know it, if only once. This is the story of a girl who knows nothing of philosophy, yet happens upon the same question as Descartes through the lens of romance. "After everything has been doubted, do you still remain?"