I Think, Therefore I Am

A famous quote by the French philosopher Rene Descartes states: “ I think, therefore I am.” Let’s take a closer look at this quote.

When we think, we either think about something internal or external. Internal, can be analyzing your emotions for instance. External, can be thinking about a goal that you have, hence an idea derives from the concept of thinking. If you’re thinking about something external, it means that you are thinking about a separate and unique entity that exists, and to be able to have a separate unique entity, there needs to be another entity which, by comparison is also separate and unique and this entity by default, can be the thinker, hence you. If you think about something internal, then there is an entity within that exists, that’s exactly why you can think about it. Therefore, thinking reflects upon existing, it reflects upon a entity that exists.

The first step to understanding who you are, is to know that existence starts and perpetuates through the act of thinking. Thinking made it possible for civilizations to develop and prosper, thinking made it possible for Socrates and Marcus Aurelius to develop universal life-changing principles, thinking made it possible for human beings to understand themselves, others, and beyond the scope of existence, understand and analyze the so called supernatural force or energy, wether you call it god, or the…