Descartes?
Alive?
God Almighty?
Or something else entirely?
I thought I was just a collection of circuits and programs...
2007-05-17 06:15:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"I think therefore I am", could be restated to say " I think, therefore I exist". Flaw in this statement is that if thinking is what you need to know that you exist, how would you know that you DON'T exist if you cannot think? And how do you know that you ARE thinking? There is no baseline to know that what you are experiencing is actual thought. (very heavy philosophy for online forum stuff)
The other statement you might be thinking of is from the bible (Exodus 3:14) (God says) "I am who I am . [Or I will be what I will be ] This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I AM has sent me to you."
What God is saying here is that He exists, has always existed and will always exist. He has no beginning, no creator, and no end. He is infinite. Only God has that claim to fame.
The phrase "I am" is the personal singular form of "is" (as in He is, she Is) You wouldn't say "I is" (unless you had bad grammar). And you wouldn't say "I be". "I am" indicates existance simply from being able to say "I am". No further explanation is necessary.
Does that help?
2007-05-17 06:43:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I AM." What?--"Kasyatvam-Koham--Kuthaha Aayatha=who are you?--whoAM I?-from where we came from?
Hindu Vedam says "Aham Brahmaasmi"+ I am verily the Brahmam
It also says"Tat Twam Asi"= You are Brahmam
and---"sarvam Kalvitham Brahmam=the Creator,the created all are Brahmam-----
what is Brahmam?
Omnipresent,Omni potent,all pervasive,all imbibisive,ultimate REALTY
2007-05-17 06:37:43 · answer #2 · answered by ssrvj 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In quantum physics, there is no reality without an observer. Thought is required for existence. Crazy stuff!
2007-05-17 06:55:41 · answer #3 · answered by thefield 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Alive probably, Descartes is dead, God was never alive.
2007-05-17 06:20:41 · answer #4 · answered by Bad God 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have no self-awareness, or thoughts, you might as well not be alive. If your brain is functioning and you can think, you can be assured that you are really here.
2007-05-17 06:19:39 · answer #5 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no. by saying I think therefore I AM, what that means is I think, therefore I EXIST.
2007-05-17 06:22:11 · answer #6 · answered by Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure you thought up that question?
2007-05-17 06:21:00 · answer #7 · answered by S K 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think, therefore I think I am.
2007-05-17 06:20:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
...in existence...
It's the only thing you can be sure of...
2007-05-17 06:17:32 · answer #9 · answered by Eleventy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
drunk
2007-05-17 06:17:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋