#149 Blaise Pascal: Philosopher, Mathematician, Genius - Graham Tomlin
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In this episode, Graham Tomlin discusses the life and contributions of Blaise Pascal, exploring his philosophical and mathematical genius.
Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code alexoconnor at https://huel.com/alexoconnor (Minimum $50 purchase).For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack .Graham Tomlin is a British theologian, author and former Church of England bishop. LINKS: Get Graham's book, Blaise Pascal: The Man Who Made the Modern World Graham's organisation, Seen and Unseen TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Can Blaise Pascal Be Categorised?03:05 - Who Was Blaise Pascal?11:12 - Pascal’s First Conversion17:19 - Pascal’s “Night of Fire”21:59 - Did Pascal Reject Reason?31:45 - Pascal’s War With Descartes42:31 - Did Pascal Invent the Bus?45:42 - The Heart Has Its Reasons, Of Which Reason Knows Nothing50:03 - How Pascal Invented Probability Theory52:29 - Pascal’s Wager1:15:35 - The Pensées1:18:30 - Pascal’s “Two Minds”1:22:39 - The Importance of Boredom1:26:58 - Why Should Atheists Read Pascal?1:31:34 - What Would Graham Ask Pascal?
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