Maybe I’m just small brained but I’ve never understood this phrase
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The point of the statement is existential in nature. Others have explained, but the ELI5 is that the statement means “I know I am thinking, therefore I know that I exist.” There is also the implication that this is the only thing we can be absolutely sure of, in case our minds are being tricked by demons or Matrix-style computer simulation.
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