[js1138]

...the basic premise of the statement 'I think therefore I am' - that there is intelligence in the Universe and it has no materialistic basis.

So THAT'S what it means. I would never have guessed that in a million years.

[Alamo-Girl]

Since y'all are talking about Descartes, I thought I'd offer for the lurkers a good summary of his thinking from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

[gore3000]

...the basic premise of the statement 'I think therefore I am' - that there is intelligence in the Universe and it has no materialistic basis.-me-

So THAT'S what it means. I would never have guessed that in a million years.

It's funny how many times I have to point out the obvious on these threads and I still get an argument about it as donh has been doing.