Is Rene Descartes right with his " I Think Therefore I Am"?

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  Phaz0r Posts: 907

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  18/02/14 - 04:40 #27

  Could be revised to "I think, therefore I must exist in some sense or other". Or "I think, therefore there is thought and maybe there is me". Or, "I think, therefore at least I'm not brain-dead".

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  vosne Posts: 14,131

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  18/02/14 - 04:44 #28

  Phaz0r wrote: »

  Could be revised to "I think, therefore I must exist in some sense or other". Or "I think, therefore there is thought and maybe there is me". Or, "I think, therefore at least I'm not brain-dead".

  
  Hmmm..not sure about the BiB.

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  gemma-the-husky Posts: 18,116

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  18/02/14 - 05:07 #29

  I think, therefore I am, I think.
  
  reminds me of
  
  if we had some eggs, we could have eggs and bacon, if we had some bacon.

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  gemma-the-husky Posts: 18,116

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  18/02/14 - 05:09 #30

  vosne wrote: »

  I had this exact question, more or less, in a university exam. 'ck knows what I wrote but I passed somehow.

  
  this exact question, more or less, eh?

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  vosne Posts: 14,131

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  18/02/14 - 05:10 #31

  gemma-the-husky wrote: »

  this exact question, more or less, eh?

  
  Mmm, it retrospect it is a little cack
  
  I remember jibbering on about the ontological thingy. That seemed to work.

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  flower 2 Posts: 13,585

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  18/02/14 - 05:11 #32

  I think, therefore I am............still alive...phew!!!!!

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  KittyKream Posts: 4,329

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  18/02/14 - 16:51 #33

  feckit wrote: »

  As a result of existing for some time must I keep thinking, in case I may cease to exist!

  
  I think Descartes is correct yes as I have expressed before. Even if you are sure of nothing else you can be sure your thought exists.
  
  So something exists.

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