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Essay heading: Religion And God
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In doing this, I am in the act of doubting. How can I doubt something if I do not exist? Similarly, maybe I am deceived into thinking I do not exist by some other entity. Then I must exist for it is I who is being deceived. This is the basic premise of Descartes' famous "Cogito Ergo Sum" - "I think therefore I am...
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Then I must exist for it is I who is being deceived. This is the basic premise of Descartes' famous "Cogito Ergo Sum" - "I think therefore I am." Here Descartes is not saying anything about what we are here, just that we are. Next, his goal is to find out exactly what he is. Well, Descartes states, if I exist, for how long do I exist? I exist for as long as I think, and if I cease to think, then I shall also cease to exist...
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