EPISODE · Mar 25, 2026 · 1H 34M
#148 Blaise Pascal: Philosopher, Mathematician, Genius - Graham Tomlin
from Within Reason · host Alex J O'Connor
Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code alexoconnor at https://huel.com/alexoconnor (Minimum $50 purchase). For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com. Graham Tomlin is a British theologian, author and former Church of England bishop. Get Graham's book, Blaise Pascal: The Man Who Made the Modern World. Graham's organisation, Seen and Unseen. TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Can Blaise Pascal Be Categorised? (03:05) Who Was Blaise Pascal? (11:12) Pascal’s First Conversion (17:19) Pascal’s “Night of Fire” (21:59) Did Pascal Reject Reason? (31:45) Pascal’s War With Descartes (42:31) Did Pascal Invent the Bus? (45:42) The Heart Has Its Reasons, Of Which Reason Knows Nothing (50:03) How Pascal Invented Probability Theory (52:29) Pascal’s Wager (1:15:35) The Pensées (1:18:30) Pascal’s “Two Minds” (1:22:39) The Importance of Boredom (1:26:58) Why Should Atheists Read Pascal? (1:31:34) What Would Graham Ask Pascal? CONNECT My Website: https://www.alexoconnor.com SOCIAL LINKS Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskeptic Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskeptic Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskeptic TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskeptic CONTACT Business email: [email protected] Brand enquiries: [email protected]
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