2006-08-09 20:13:34 · 7 answers · asked by mystic_speculator 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
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2006-08-11 06:47:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The state of being does not automatically mean that you can think. That's why the expression is not "I am therefore I think".
Spend a minute or so reading the answers and questions that show up here. Probably 70% or more have spelling errors. And there is a spell checker at the top right hand corner of every window. That says something. At least 80% of the answers and questions use incorrect grammar. If you are 12 years old that is understandable. But getting ready to graduate from high school or even older? Combine these two things together and it is a wonder some of these people even manage to function in life. Who can understand them? They "are" but they do not think.
2006-08-09 20:25:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Since Descartes was always thinking, he decided he definitely existed, therefore: I am. (or in this case {he was}).
But aren't you still there even when you're not thinking?
I still "am" when my mind is free of thought.
So why not just say say "I am, and sometimes I think"
2006-08-10 10:00:32 · answer #3 · answered by Liza128 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
' I am therefore..' seems a bit incorrect coz it'e like telling u r - therefore...this word is considered like a noun. U say ' I think ' usually first coz u think that u r ...whatever...
The word ' therefore' is mostly used at the start.
2006-08-09 20:18:11 · answer #4 · answered by K.P. 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cause 1 can exist without thinking....example george w bush......case closed
2006-08-09 20:21:38 · answer #5 · answered by Jack Kerouac 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A rock "is", but that doesn't mean it thinks. All that thinks, is, but not all that is, thinks.
2006-08-09 20:31:57 · answer #6 · answered by R[̲̅ə̲̅٨̲̅٥̲̅٦̲̅]ution 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause the inventor said it and wrote it down and now you are stuck with it.
2006-08-09 20:16:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋