Question

" We can think. This proves we are not just mere matter." Does it?

Answer 1

René Descartes a French philosopher said: 'I Think Therefore I Am'. This led to the development of Western notions of reason and science. This sense of reasoning and thinking sets up apart from all other creations of God. The reason for this developed sense of reasoning in humans is more complex and evolved brain with a ratio of brain weight to the entire body weight of about 1-to-50. Most other mammals have a ratio of 1-to-180, r birds, have the ratio of 1-to-220. Hence the brain takes up more weight in human beings than it does in other animals. Thus; we can think and reason better. This proves we are not a just mere matter of the inanimate things and we more evolved than other living things.