02088cam a22003733u 4500 46921 UtSlPG 20260610134058.0 m cr n 260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 B Pascal, Blaise, 1623-1662 Pensées. English The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2014 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pens%C3%A9es Release date is 2014-09-21 Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal" by Blaise Pascal is a collection of fragments published in 1670. Left incomplete at Pascal's death in 1662, these draft notes were intended as a defense of Christianity. The work challenges both religious and atheistic arguments, introducing concepts like Pascal's famous wager. Pascal argues that God remains hidden and can only be found through sincere seeking, not rational proof alone. The fragments blend philosophy, theology, and psychology into what became one of Christianity's most influential apologetic works, though the Catholic Church later banned it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Apologetics -- Early works to 1800 Catholic Church -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800 Catholic Church -- Apologetic works -- Early works to 1800 Molinier, Auguste, 1851-1904 Paul, C. Kegan (Charles Kegan), 1828-1902 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46921 87760 87760