"What I believe must be considered above all here is the fact that I find within me countless ideas of certain things, that, even if perhaps they do not exist anywhere outside me, still cannot be said to be nothing." Descartes- Meditations 5 p. 88
Descartes is basically saying that you should not dismiss ideas or thoughts that do not seem to have any proof in the real world. They should not be dismissed as nothing. I believe that if you feel strong enough about something but there isn't any proof you should pursue the thought regardless of how hard it might be to find out the truth.
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"What I believe must be considered above all here is the fact that I find within me countless ideas of certain things, that, even if perhaps they do not exist anywhere outside me, still cannot be said to be nothing." Descartes- Meditations 5 p. 88
I feel that he is saying that there is so much inside all of our heads but we cannot find it all so quickly. We need things ouside of us to trigger the memory.
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