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Gorpa -- the objection to Descartes' cogito that I'm most familiar with comes from Husserl. He argues that the proper conclusion to be drawn from 'I think' is 'there is thought'.
Manic Skate -- the statement 'the only truth is that there is no truth' is self-contradictory on its face.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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