The 5 Principles

I, René Descartes, philosopher and mathematician, have laid down some fundamental laws of thought, which you'd do well to heed:

• 1. "Cogito, Ergo Sum" - I Think, Therefore I Am
• 2. "Deus Ex Machina" - God From the Machine
• 3. "Veritas, Autem Nihil" - Truth, or Else!
• 4. "Aut Non Vide" - Either/Or
• 5. "Cogito, Ergo Sum, Ergo" - I Think, Therefore I Am, Therefore I Exist

Meditate on these, if you will.