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Cogito, ergo sum

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A man named René Descartes had a big idea.

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Frans Hals - Portret van René Descartes.jpg
He said, "I think, therefore I am." This means that because you can think, you must be real. It is a way to know you are here. Do you ever wonder about that?
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1644 Principia Philosophae.jpg

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