Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 14:35:33 -0500 From: "G. Adam Stanislav" <adam@whizkidtech.net> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Descartes Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20000529143533.008f8aa0@mail85.pair.com> In-Reply-To: <27249.959622109@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <Your message of "Mon, 29 May 2000 13:42:18 EDT." <200005291741.NAA23952@etinc.com>
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At 19:41 29-05-2000 +0200, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>"Cogito ergo cogito ergo sum" as one of the fortunes claims with
>little regard to latin grammer.
What's wrong with its Latin grammar? It does not make much sense ("I think,
therefore I think, therefore I am"), but it is grammatically correct.
More meaningful phrases might include "Cogito me cogitare ergo sum" ("I
think that I think, therefore I am"), or perhaps "Cogito ergo cogito me
esse" ("I think, therefore I think that I am").
That said, I disagree with old Rene D., anyway. He should have just claimed
"Cogito me esse" - "I think that I am." One could never argue with that. :)
All the others are arguable.
Cheers,
Adam
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