I have no doubt that I am. But when you say you exist, that is a completely different claim. There is no way I can share with you the direct evidence that I exist, and I presume that it works the same way in reverse.

After thinking about it a lot, I have concluded that the only unambiguous truth that can be gleaned from Descartes cogito is "Thought happens".

I experience thought directly and undeniably, and I presume you do to. The ambiguity comes in when we try to identify the "I". You and I might seem to be a lot alike, being human and all, but there is a huge difference: I can see out of my eyeballs and you can't; you know what green looks like to you and I don't; etc.

So, I will grant that "Thought happens" is an absolute truth, but are there any others?

• We have a truth! - doctordick - April 13, 2001 - 13:26 UTC
  • You could blame Jesus, or - paulm - April 13, 2001 - 14:31 UTC
  • You could blame Jesus, or - paulm - April 13, 2001 - 14:32 UTC