René Descartes (1596-1650) was a French scientist and philosopher who did much of his work in the Netherlands and Sweden. He is considered the father of modern western philosophy, and is most well known for the aphorism, "I think, therefore I am."
I think, therefore I am.
In order to seek truth, it is necessary once in the course of our life, to doubt, as far as possible, of all things.
It is at least as certain that God...exists as any demonstration in geometry can be.
Nothing seems to me more futile than the conduct of those who boldly dispute about the secrets of nature...without yet having ever asked even whether human reason is adequate to the solution of these problems.
Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.
