Descartes said “I think, therefore I am,”
Which can lead to a tough philosophical jam,
For if thinking precedes our existence, of course
That’s putting Descartes before the horse
Because all of our thinking is done in our brain.
Yet back when he said that, it wasn’t insane
To think of the parts as much less than the whole
If everyone has their own God-given soul.
But then there arose a new view of reality
In direct opposition to just this duality.
God was kicked out, replaced by psychologists
And a new breed of thinkers called phenomenologists
Who made quite a meal out of Descartes’ defeat.
Now the spirit is served only after the meat
And everything’s changed just by flipping the link.
Put simply: “I am, therefore I think.”