The most effective political campaign message used to be, “Vote for me and I’ll solve every problem our country has.” This explains how every problem became a political problem — which in turn explains why our problems never get solved.…
Author: Berrmot
Unbelief in God is just as much a belief as belief in God. Neither can be proved beyond any doubt, although the arguments for belief are stronger. It’s often said that everybody worships something above everything else, whether that something…
Quotes from Pensées, by Blaise Pascal. “Knowing God without knowing our own wretchedness makes for pride. “Knowing our own wretchedness without knowing God makes for despair. “Knowing Jesus Christ strikes the balance because he shows us both God and our…
In Pensées, Blaise Pascal makes an effective and paradoxical argument in favor of miracles. He says the existence of demonstrably false miracle claims proves, rather than refutes, the existence of true miracles. Why? Boiling it down, Pascal contends people’s experience…
I’m reading Blaise Pascal’s Pensées, long considered a classic of Christian apologetics. Pensées (“Thoughts”) is a collection of fragmentary notes Pascal had been putting together in preparation for a systematic book of apologetics he did not live long enough to…