If god does not exist, one loses nothing by believing in him anyway, w…

Blaise Pascal
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If god does not exist, one loses nothing by believing in him anyway, while if he does exist, one stands to lose everything by not believing.
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In proportion as our own mind is enlarged we discover a greater number of men of originality. Commonplace people see no difference between one man and another.
The origins of disputes between philosophers is, that one class of them have undertaken to raise man by displaying his greatness, and the other to debase him by showing his miseries.
The sensitivity of men to small matters, and their indifference to great ones, indicates a strange inversion.
No religion except ours has taught that man is born in sin; none of the philosophical sects has admitted it; none therefore has spoken the truth ✨ Blaise Pascal (1962). Pensées
However vast a man's spiritual resources, he is capable of but one great passion.

If god does not exist, one loses nothing by believing in him anyway, while if he does exist, one stands to lose everything by not believing.

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