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"I think therefore I am" - Decartes

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08-09-2004 3:03 PM 		Reply to: Message 3 by Silent H
08-08-2004 6:25 PM

Isn't it possible that Descartes got it backward? Isn't it more reasonable to say that I am therefore I think?
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It's like saying tornados don't usually form inside the cities because the cities are there. In reality, the fact that tornados almost never form in those areas made it possible for cities to grow.
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The Laminator
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