In Meditation Six titled “Concerning the Existence of Material Things and the Real Distinction Between Mind and Body,” one important thing that Descartes explores is the relationship between mind and body. Descartes believes that the mind and body are separate and that they are two different substances. He believes this to be clearly and distinctly true, which is a Cartesian quality of true knowledge. On the other hand, I disagree that the mind and body are separate and that the mind can exist without the body. First, I will present Descartes' position on the mind/body dualism and his proof of these ideas. Second, I will explain why I think his argument is weak and offer my own ideas that challenge his reasoning while keeping in mind how he might challenge my argument. Descartes argues that the mind and body can be considered distinct substances. Descartes writes: "I have a body which is nevertheless very closely linked to me because... I have a clear and distinct idea of ​​myself, to the extent that I am only a thinking thing and not a extended thing and because... I have a distinct idea. of a body, to the extent that it is only an extended thing and not a thinking thing, it is certain that I am really distinct from my body and that I can exist without it” (Descartes, 50). With this quote Descartes is saying that the mind and body are separate because he has two distinct ideas of body and mind and the body is not a thinking thing like him but an extended substance. Another point of Descartes' argument is that the mind and body are different because one is indivisible and the other is divisible. Descartes writes: “A body, by its very nature, is always divisible. On the other hand, the mind is totally indivisible” (53). Here I say that there is... middle of paper ... mind is something that cannot be divisible but is difficult to see because I have already proven that through my understanding of the mind, it has parts. It is also difficult to think of a spirit or soul that does not have memory and personality. This is why I believe Descartes' argument is false. In short, I have summarized Descartes' position on the relationship between mind and body. After that, I discussed two objections to his argument that were related to the existence of the mind without the body and the fact that the mind is not divisible, while I discussed how Descartes could respond to these arguments. These arguments adequately show that Descartes' argument for mind/body dualism is false. “Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy.” Readings in modern philosophy. Ed. Roger Ariew and Eric Watkins. Flight. I. Indianapolis: Hackett, 2000. 22-55. Print.