I am instead acting as if I thought I was thinking
It seems to me that this statement implies your existence; after all, the first two words are an existential declaration.
Furthermore, just as (per Descartes) cognition implies existence, so it would seem that action implies existence, so the fact that you are acting in a certain way implies your existence. Actio, ergo sum.
I am instead acting as if I thought I was thinking.…
I took you at your word on that :).
Anyway, it seems to me that you either are thinking, think you are thinking, are acting, or think you are acting. Any of these things implies your existence. Therefore, you exist.
I think we’re not on the same page. I’ll try to be more clear. I don’t really believe anything, nor do I believe the previous statement, nor do I believe the statement before this, nor the one before this, and so on. Essentially, I don’t believe anything I say. That doesn’t mean what I say is wrong, of course; it just means that it can’t really be used to convince me of anything. Similarly, I say that I’m acting as if I accepted the premises, but I don’t believe in this either.
Also, I’m getting many dislikes. Do you happen to know why that it? I want to do better.
It seems to me that this statement implies your existence; after all, the first two words are an existential declaration.
Furthermore, just as (per Descartes) cognition implies existence, so it would seem that action implies existence, so the fact that you are acting in a certain way implies your existence. Actio, ergo sum.
But how can I know that I’m acting?
You stated that you were acting:
I took you at your word on that :).
Anyway, it seems to me that you either are thinking, think you are thinking, are acting, or think you are acting. Any of these things implies your existence. Therefore, you exist.
I think we’re not on the same page. I’ll try to be more clear. I don’t really believe anything, nor do I believe the previous statement, nor do I believe the statement before this, nor the one before this, and so on. Essentially, I don’t believe anything I say. That doesn’t mean what I say is wrong, of course; it just means that it can’t really be used to convince me of anything. Similarly, I say that I’m acting as if I accepted the premises, but I don’t believe in this either.
Also, I’m getting many dislikes. Do you happen to know why that it? I want to do better.