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by wongarsu 362 days ago
All you truly know is that right now you are having a thought. Which means some entity most exist that has that thought. Everything else could be a product of your imagination, or something the beings that put you into the matrix want you to think

Or as another possibly-previously-existing possibly-conscious entity put it succinctly: I think, therefore I am

1 comments

You have done some nice footwork by shifting the conversation to

> you are having a thought

But you're still begging the question:

> Which means some entity most exist that has that thought

I'm not seeing the problem.