Men despise religion they hate it and fear it is true. The following introductory pensée (in Trotter’s translation 4) is crucial because it serves as a road map for Pascal’s argument: 3 This is that argument that I would like to outline very briefly.
More recently, a few scholars 2 have reordered these notes according to Pascal’s own partial classification and, while the details of his argument remain difficult to work out, the new order reveals more clearly the sophistication of his overarching contention.
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The term is misleading because it evokes a series of unconnected aphorisms, and, in effect, this is the way his Pensées is usually read. He left behind a large number of preparatory notes that were published after his death under the name Pensées (French “thoughts”). Unfortunately, his health was so poor that he died a few years later at age thirty-nine. He spent much time thinking about the relationship between faith and reason (he even wrote a short treatise called “On the Geometrical Mind-Set and the Art of Persuading People”). Pascal was converted during a memorable night in November 1654 when he encountered the One he famously described as “the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, not the God of philosophers and scholars.” Soon after his conversion, he became concerned about the growing influence of atheism in Western Europe, and he decided to devote most of his energies to writing an apology for the Christian religion. Pascal was associated with the Jansenist movement, 1 a small and controversial group of Roman Catholics who recovered Augustine’s emphasis on God’s sovereignty in election and salvation. A man who reflected a great deal on that mystery is the seventeenth-century French polymath Blaise Pascal (1623–62), and his reflections are worth rereading in every generation. Listen on Apple Podcasts (), Spotify (), or search "Man In the Arena" wherever you're listening now.How often have you tried sharing your faith with loved ones, friends, or colleagues only to be met with indifference, mockery, or, worse still, hostility? Although Scripture warns us to expect rejection, we are often left wondering at the mystery of incredulity. Using Bradys improbable comeback against the Falcons, and all his other come-from-behind victories, this episode looks at the role probability plays in our lives. Host Gotham Chopra grapples with these big themes, while grounding the podcast in his personal relationship with Tom and his journey from a Brady fan to Toms friend. 'Man In the Arena' is a new 10-part series from ESPN and Religion of Sports that looks at those two decades of Brady through the eyes of the fans and the haters, those in the arena and those outside. Hes changed the trajectory of careers and reputations, enabled fairy tale dreams to be both realized and dashed. Brady has altered friendships, families and communities. Whether you love him or hate him or are somehow completely indifferent, youve probably spent at least some of the last 20 years thinking about Tom Brady. Introducing 'Probability' from Man in the Arena: 12/28/21
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