Pascal

Vengeance Alone in a dank, dark room, Pascal Silent sat on the floor quietly without even twitching, caught deep in thought with how his perfect revenge was going to take place. The walls of the room were covered in blueprints and diagrams of building floors, each and everyone labeled with routes and symbols. Amongst the mass of papers stuck on the walls, barely being visible, a clock read 11:30 pm. After months of enduring humiliation and disgrace, he had planned everything out, flawless it…

was only the 16th century, Blaise Pascal and Isaac Newton changed the way we see the world today in regards to mathematics and science. They turned their ideas and thoughts into realities, to help fully develop and advance themselves years ahead of their time period. The mindset of these thinkers helped them to develop some of the most elaborate theories and ideas. Isaac Newton was Instrumental in the scientific revolution of the mid-1600-1700. Along with Pascal, whose contributions were key in…

mathematical community was baffled by John Napier’s “invention” of logarithmic functions. It was later discovered that Jobst Bürgi had developed logarithms first however, he failed to publish his work first. Blaise Pascal, born in 1623 to Antoinette and Etienne Pascal. From a very early age Pascal showed an interest in math just like his skilled father. Due to Etienne Pascal’s unconventional…

born (Pascal). Theodor Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts (Pascal). Dr. Seuss grew up in Massachusetts and Germany. Dr. Seuss’ parents names were Henrietta and Theodor Geisel (Koehler). Dr. Seuss’ have two sister Margaretha and Henrietta Geisel, but sadly Henrietta died before birth (Pascal). In 1927 Dr. Seuss got married to a woman named Helen Palmer then in 1967 Helen Palmer died of depression (Pascal). After that Dr. Seuss married a close friend her name was Audrey Diamond…

communities, one of the most recognizable and well known claims are that of Blaise Pascal and his “Wager”. Striking within both minds, the concept was decided by induction and probability, that the best approach when it comes the belief of God, it is to believe in them. However, it can come to be understood that such measures may not always be the most valid conclusion due to an infinite amount of variables. The contribution of Pascal is best understood of using extensive of posteriors of…

existence, Blaise Pascal, author of “The Wager”, believes that there is a God. However, according to Pascal, a French philosopher, we cannot fully comprehend God. “The Wager”, which includes a psychological argument, consists of individuals who are willing to risk their own lives and bet on the existence of God. Essentially, the argument of this work is between philosophy and faith, disputing that humans cannot come close to reaching the realm of the highest belief. Pascal takes the…

James and Pascal’s defences of faith in some of their most famous arguments, specifically Pascal’s, devalue faith by making faith selfish, providing an obvious out to faith, and making the decision of faith into a gamble, oddly, his devaluation of faith does not hurt his argument, it makes it easier to convince the skeptics. To prove that Pascal’s argument devalues faith and to understand why it doesn’t negatively affect his argument, it’s necessary to understand the whole argument. His…

some people still assume that a supernatural being exists. Blaise Pascal was one of these individuals, and he also believes that regardless of whether it’s probable or not, it’s in your best interest to believe in the existence of God. This idea is called Pascal’s Wager, and it states that although the odds may be against it, the payoff for believing in God is much more fulfilling than not believing. I for one believe that Pascal is irrational…

People believe in god for many different reasons. Some believe that there is a greater power, some need an explanation to what life holds after death, and some just need answers for the things we cannot explain. "Pascal assumes that there are just two options for wagering: either believe in the God of Christianity, or don't. But those aren't the only options. There are lots of religions with rival accounts of who God is, how to serve him, and what happens in the afterlife.” I believe this is…

religion; however, in todays multicultural society this may not be the case. Pascal was a French thinker who contributed to the basis of calculus; given his rationality he decided to use this approach to consider the question of the existence of God. The question was not if God existed or not, but which argument was more rational. Pascal created a systematic way of settling the debate, a wager. This wager would…