Rene Descartes: "I think, therefore I am."  ...?
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I think, therefore I am.\nBut if I think not, am I not?\nI think not!\nTherefore, I am.
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to be honest, i don't think plato would be either...he would be a rationalist...he seemed to believe that we are born with knowledge residing in us and we discover it as we go along.
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i like the way u think...who are we to know GODs plan when we are mere humans who thinks with no brain
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"I Am" is the answer according to many spiritual masters.  All that was always is and everything else is jsut a dream.  I take that as meaning love is all there is.
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It's Latin, and pronounced "Koh-jee-to air-go sum".\n\nIt's a phrase written originally by French philosopher Rene Descartes, and means "I think, therefor I am"
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To further understand myself, I introspect my feelings.  \n\n(I never knew "introspect" was a word until I looked it up!)
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Einstein:  "We cannot solve our problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."\n\nPretty much sums it up, eh?  ;-)
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I am, therefore I think? Or even more philosophically, "I yam what I yam".\n\n\n**Descartes is sitting in a bar, holding an empty glass. The bartender asks "Will you have another?" Descartes says "I think not", and vanishes in a puff of logic.**
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Yes, this is my belief also. : )
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That is kind of a tricky little quote. Sometimes placing it in context can help. This is a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay "Self Reliance," which discourages basing one's opinions and actions on common opinion in favor of self-trust (see the full essay at http://www.emersoncentral.com/selfreliance.htm). \nI think the point of this quote is that it's very desireable to have one's own original thoughts and opinions, and to live by them.  It's easier to live by one's own convictions and not be persuaded by others when in isolation (that's the "independence of solitude"). However, not so special to isolate oneself from others in order to attain this ideal. Because it's difficult to live by one's own thoughts and opinions while being a part of society, it's something only a "finished man" can truly do. Also, in the essay, Emerson refers to being childlike - unselfish, non-judgmental, open-minded, uncynical, unhesitant - as something to admire. So I think that's where the seemingly misplaced "perfect sweetness" comes in. When a man can remain pure of heart while living in the harsh world and also keeping and living by his own ideals. \nWhat do you think?
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Personally, I like how C.S. Lewis stated it (I think it was Lewis - if not someone please correct me):  "We don't have souls, we are souls. We have bodies."
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1) This was Socrates, and he made this statement at his trial.  (Read the "Apology" by Plato.  Or take my word for it.)  What he meant was something like, "If we just go through life never asking why, what's the point?"  He believed that to truly find "the good life" we need to be willing to ask hard questions and come to know the truth.\n\n2)  This is another statement that leads toward the same basic idea.  The speaker (I can't remember who said this one off the top of my head) is suggesting that we cannot be successful until we come to know who we really are--why we do what we do.  So examining one's self is the first step that we must take if we are to live successful lives.
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You Must Always Remember this, "I Think, Therefore I Am"! Now, if You Don't Think, and You are Not, then You Must Not Vote This as a "Best Answer"! <*>L<*>O<*>L<*>!!
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It is assuming the existing part.\n\nit's like the famous "I think therefore I am"\nThat actually is a horrible place to start because it assumes the 'I'.\nA better start is "Thought exists" then work your way to the I.\nSo saying that existing god exists, is like saying the blue bird is blue.  You can't make the verb exists into an adjective, existing, and think it doesn't need to be justified.
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i am agree with  what ur thinking.\ni think everyone should think like u
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"There are two things of which I am certain.  1.  There is a God.  2.  I'm not Him."\n\nI think it's my favorite because there are so few things in life about which we can be certain.  It's nice to have something that I can be certain about.
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D and E. A bit of a contradiction, true. Cognito ergo sum. I think therefore I exist. Man thinks of God, therefore he exists. Which points to the fact that if the God is a product of man, then the supposed God of (A) does not exist. Therefore I motion that a god, or gods, do not exist at all. How can a god exist and de-exist, through the thought of man? Logic101. My weak point in college, but a great tool in regards to faith, religion, and gods.