C.S. Lewis, in The Abolition of Man, will call the axioms of moral action “the Tao” and will say that they are not the results of moral reasoning but rather are the principles, to be grasped or seen ...

Blaise Pascal really was a gambler—at least when he was young. His highly devout parents, according to Antoine Compagnon in his short book “A Summer With Pascal,” were a bit worried when their ...

1 - Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, inventor and Christian philosopher who was born on June 19, 1623. 2 - In poor health much of his life, Pascal died at only 39, on Aug. 19, 1662. 3 - As a ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Alan Saunders: So, there you are, in a casino, and you're at the roulette table, betting on the number ...

A When I am asked by my wonderful and patient readers to respond to their questions about aspects of Christian or Muslim or Hindu or Buddhist beliefs, I can usually get close to the neighborhood of ...

L’homme n’est qu’un roseau, le plus faible de la nature, mais c’est un roseau pensant. [Man is a reed, the feeblest thing in nature. But a reed that can think.] –Pascal Fourteen years ago, I commented ...