You know, I also thought at that quote " I think therefore I am" as being quite powerful. Until I've put my hands on a book called The power of now, by Eckhart Tolle. In that book he explains how overthinking and the thinking mind is actually a product of the ego and often our incessant thinking is not productive and causes us more trouble. Now I see thinking and the mind as a tool. Used with precaution and not let it take over our lives. I believe in the power of thinking but I realize that often I took decisions based on my gut, on my intuition , on something more than thinking alone. There are so many people throughout the world consumed by their own mind, having all sorts of anxiety issues or even behavioral problems because the mind took over. Asking questions is something I regard as being more powerful than the act of affirming what I already believe