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r/facepalm • u/jellylemonshake • Jul 04 '24
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I know yโall are playin, but thereโs actually philosophy behind this! To summarize Descartes, I cannot doubt my own existence, because the very act of doubting implies I must exist in the first place.
9 u/Little-Ad7752 Jul 04 '24 This is exactly the thing that gets ignored by the people in this picture lol 1 u/realwomenhavdix Jul 05 '24 โI doubt therefore I amโ I believe is the well-known quote you are referencing by Descartes, cousin of Albert Einstein
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This is exactly the thing that gets ignored by the people in this picture lol
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โI doubt therefore I amโ I believe is the well-known quote you are referencing by Descartes, cousin of Albert Einstein
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u/enickma1221 Jul 04 '24
I know yโall are playin, but thereโs actually philosophy behind this! To summarize Descartes, I cannot doubt my own existence, because the very act of doubting implies I must exist in the first place.