Q&A: Cogito and the Soul
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Cogito and the Soul
Question
Hello and blessings!
Today science claims that the “self” is what is created from the collection of experiences we have gone through, etc.
Seemingly, the place where the “I think, therefore I exist” is found comes prior to any such experience,
My question is: what is the existence that the cogito is talking about? Is it a kind of soul or something like that????
Answer
Science does not claim anything. There are scientists who make all kinds of claims. Claiming things is free. You asked a parallel question, and there I referred you to my column on the cogito (363).