Descartes says, "all things being maturely and carefully considered, that this proposition-I am, I exist-is necessarily true each time it is expressed by me, or conceived in my mind. This alone is inseparable from me. I am-I exist: this is certain; but how often?" Descartes answers his own question by saying "As often as I think."

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Descartes believed that the proposition "I am, I exist" is necessarily true each time it is expressed or conceived in the mind, and that it is inseparable from the self. He further stated that this proposition can be affirmed as many times as one thinks, indicating that it is not limited to a single instance of consciousness.

Descartes Says, "All Things Being Maturely and Carefully Considered, That