Proofs of Existence

Descartes once famously said, Cogito Ergo Sum. I think, therefore I exist.

I must firstly apologize though, I am really bored when I thought of this post. Nevertheless, I shall explore the limits of your existence.

Before we start, let's make an assumption:
Every individual on earth is distinct. Even identical twins are presumed to be distinct, and there is no chance that you would find another exact copy of you on another part of the world.

Now, let n be the number of distinct people in our mother earth. As time, t, progresses, n increases exponentially. The probability of being you (yes, you) is given by P = 1/n. Based on the estimation of the United States Census Bureau, there are 7.046 x 10^9 people on earth. (n = 7.046 x 10^9). Thus, as we know in maths, as n --> infinity, 1/n --> zero (because 7.046 x 10^9 >> 1). So, what are the conclusions that we can draw?

1. Probably you don't exist. (P --> 0)
2. As time t progresses, n increases exponentially, thus the value of P tends even closer to zero. In other words, as time progresses, the probability that you don't exist increases.

Thus, using numbers, I have just proved to you (okay I know that this is a fallacy), that in the grander scheme of things, you don't exist. Or at least your existence is negligible. And even getting less and less significant as time progresses. And so far you thought that you have existed.

So, what are you going to do? What difference are you going to make before the time further eats away your significance? What is the value of your negligible existence? This is the new philosophical thinking of motivation. :P

Truly Indonesia's Finest,