Nothing is certain. Certainly not " ego cogito sum"

Does anyone know of something that is unquestionably certain?

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The sun rises every morning :sunny:

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Cogito ergo sum.
Iā€™m sure about my mind.
Others are not real

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By ā€œmorningā€ we mean a sunrise related event, which is more of a tautology than a well-grounded empirical observation.

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Are you sure they are not real or simply stating that because their existence is uncertain you choose to dismiss it altogether?

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Iā€™m sure they are my projections.
I see my self everywhere.
You?

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Semantics aside, the sunā€™s probably been the most reliable gauge for humans-- what with ancients worshipping its cycles and creating the measurement of time and all.

That and the fact that change is certain.

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Iā€™ve reached the blessed state of ataraxia. My pdoc keeps asking me what do I think about the universe, as a means to gauge my mental state.

Ataraxia according to sextus is when no affirmation or negation appear.

Is change certain?

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Sextus knew his oats.

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Good question :sweat_smile:

Change is the only constant, as they say.

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A decent summary of the problems raised by ego cogito sum.

For some ā€˜I drink therefore I spamā€™ would be more appropriate.

For whom?..

Just playing with the original . :slight_smile:

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