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Originally Posted by DodgerIrish
Basically a thought by any other name would smell as sweet
Thoughts or ideas are manifested regardless what term you want to use for thoughts or ideas
What you're really saying is that 'something is manifested'.
But even this begs the question. What does it mean 'to manifest'? Does that mean - to be caused, or just - to be?
At best, you might be able to claim that:
something exists. However, even this conclusion relies on the principle of non-contradiction and the principle of identity: meaning that it assumes that existing and not-existing are not the same thing and it assumes that something and nothing are not the same thing.
As such, although the principles of reason are held to be self-evident, much like 'thoughts', they are in themselves, not provable.