Rene Descartes made famous the line "Cogito ergo sum", translating to "I think, therefore I am." Like a good Neoplatonist, he sought out to prove only things that could be reasoned through means such as mathematics. Yet, what if his math was wrong? What if our reality is completely warped and 2+2 really equals 5 (which in fact it does, for really high values of 2).
And really, what if self-awareness is just an illusion, since how can a unique configuration of atoms known as the brain really be self-aware?
I'd hate to break it, but once you really begin to think about it you can't really prove anything, so Rene Descartes would probably run into a lot of frustration down the road, constantly overanalyzing everything (like me) and second-guessing himself to the point where life just became pointless.
The moral of this random rant: Rene is a silly old man. Never take Rene seriously.
Your Honor,
The Best Emperor BZPower Ever Had
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