Dan, I disagree. The subject of a sentence doesn't have to exist and isn't assumed to exist. Of course, if the sentence is true, and says that the subject does something that requires existence, then the conclusion is warranted. In fact, try "I don't exist." --ms On 2014-06-20 00:45, Dan Asimov wrote:
Mike -- I appreciate your belief in my existence. But there's a logical flaw in "I think, therefore I am":
Since the premise assumes the existence of an "I" -- using "I" as its subject -- the conclusion is already present in the premise, and so the conclusion adds nothing.
--Dan
On Jun 19, 2014, at 1:25 PM, Mike Stay <metaweta@gmail.com> wrote:
Therefore you are!
On Thu, Jun 19, 2014 at 10:55 AM, Dan Asimov <dasimov@earthlink.net> wrote:
Thanks, I think.
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