There are several ways that one can tell whether they are awake or dreaming, for example, pinching themselves. Perhaps Descartes could not prove that people could distinguish reality from illusion, so he was right in his own way. The first difference between dreaming and waking experiences is the ability to feel pain since people who dream cannot feel pain to the same extent as people who are awake. The second difference is that the human subconscious is vividly expressed in dreams and passive while awake.
Is there any way that you can tell whether you are awake or dreaming? Is Descartes right that he cannot tell the difference? Try to identify and explain at least two ways that dreaming experiences and waking experiences are different.
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