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Blaise Pascal: Gambling
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It was at this moment that Pascal knew it wasn’t enough to know about God or debate his existence with the finest thinkers in the world. Rather, it was essential to meet God personally.
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Since Pascal did not himself complete his task on the Pensees, readers must study Pascal's ideas and attempt to organize them in as coherent a fashion as possible. Recent advancements have been made in this area by Tom Morris4 of Notre Dame and Peter Kreeft5 of Boston College.
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Pascal made himself an armorial emblem of an eye surrounded by a crown of thorns, with the inscription Scio cui credidi—"I know whom I have believed." [9] His beliefs renewed, he set his mind to write his final, unfinished testament, the Pensées.
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Pascal participated in the activities of Mersenne's academy. His father introduced him to several salons in Paris. Pascal corresponded with several scientists of his time among them were P. Noel and Fermat.
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Events of 1646 were very significant for the young Pascal. In that year his father injured his leg and had to recuperate in his house. He was looked after by two young brothers from a religious movement just outside Rouen. They had a profound effect on the young Pascal and he became deeply religious.
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Passages erased by Pascal are enclosed in square brackets... [ ]. Words added or corrected by the editor of the text are similarly denoted. The translation is from the text of Brunschvieg.
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