2006-12-19 07:28:38 · 6 answers · asked by CHARLIEDONTSURF 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It was Decartes brother who said 'I'm pink therefore I'm jam'.
I believe Sartre said 'Hell is other people' - How true that is.
2006-12-19 18:57:56 · answer #1 · answered by Silkie1 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a humorous alternative phrase to Descartes's "I think, therefore I am":
Cogito, ergo sum
Meaning
Usually translated from the Latin as 'I think, therefore I am'.
Origin
Possibly the best known of all philosophical quotations; this is from the French philosopher René Descartes in his Discourse on Method (1637), where he attempted to prove his existence as a thinking being, by thinking. 'I think, therefore I am' comes to us in English via two translations. Descartes' original statement in French was "Je pense, donc je suis".
This is such a well-known line that it has spawned humorous alternatives, not least:
"I'm pink, therefore I'm spam"
"René Descartes was a drunken fart - I drink therefore I am".
2006-12-19 11:04:53 · answer #2 · answered by lieselot h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No that was Descartes. Satre said: Tesco ergo sum (I shop therefore I am)
2006-12-19 07:32:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I drink, therefore I am
or was that Monty Python???
2006-12-19 08:19:11 · answer #4 · answered by sudonym x 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was just food for thought.
2006-12-20 02:32:55 · answer #5 · answered by brainlady 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought he was a synth player :-)
2006-12-19 07:32:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋