I think; therefore I am

Definitions

Phrase. [C2]

Examples

“From verse 20 to verse 25 are mentioned a series of Signs or Miracles, which should awaken our souls and lead⟳ us to true Reality if we try⟳ to understand⟳ God. (1) There is our own⟳ origin and destiny, which must necessarily be our subjective starting-point: “I think⟳; therefore I am”: no particular exertion of our being is here necessary (xxx. 20).”

“Could it be, we humans, our entire civilization, are the result⟳ of a preconceived strategy, plotted by evanescent aliens, about how a conscientious species of living beings should be allowed to discover⟳ themselves and to embrace the ability, arriving to the reasonable conclusion: “I think⟳; therefore I am.””

“Only the ones blaring their stereos were not saying, “I think⟳; therefore I am”; rather, according to the priest, “They think⟳ they are because they hear⟳.””

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