It is not certain that everything is uncertain.
-- Blaise Pascal
#BlaisePascal
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Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction.
-- Blaise Pascal
#Wisdom #Quotes #BlaisePascal #Evil #Religion
#Photography #Panorama #Guangxi #China #LiRiver #LiJiang #TowerKarst #Geology
We are generally the better persuaded by the reasons we discover ourselves than by those given to us by others.
-- Blaise Pascal
This thread. Eloquent, with illustrations.
#BlaisePascal #publictransit
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In the 1660s, this French philosopher came up with an invention that solved the problem of urban transport forever.
It had nothing to do with Robo-taxis, flying cars, or Tesla Tunnels.
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“Plenty of things that are certain are mutually contradictory; plenty of things that are false contain no inconsistency. Contradiction is not a sign of falsehood, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth”—Blaise Pascal
« In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don't. »
― Blaise Pascal
· TumblrPoligraf · The Artistic ImpulseIn faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don't.
— Blaise Pascal
It is not certain that everything is uncertain.
-- Blaise Pascal
Fun fact. #BlaisePascal invented public bus transport (within a city).
en.wikipedia.orgPublic transport - Wikipedia
"Chi ha più motivo di temere l'inferno, colui che ignora se vi sia un inferno ed è certo, nel caso in cui ci sia, della propria dannazione, o colui che è persuaso che esiste l'inferno, e se c'è ha la speranza di essere salvato?".
Il #19giugno 1623 nasceva il filosofo, matematico e teologo #BlaisePascal
June 19 is the birthday of #French polymath #BlaisePascal who we #quote and back with a picture inside the #Presidio in #TucsonAZ. If this #quotograph speaks to you, please repost it.
Blaise Pascal says “human beings will naturally seek distractions rather than confront their own thoughts in moments of solitude and quiet because those thoughts will eventually lead them to consider unpleasant matters such as their own mortality, the vanity of their endeavors, and the general frailty of the human condition.”
Which of these are you trying to avoid the most?
Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth.
-- Blaise Pascal
#Quotes #BlaisePascal #Contradiction #Truth
#Photography #Panorama #Sunset #JohnsonKey #Everglades #Florida
#DropSea: Matematica, lezione 6: La geometria piana
https://dropseaofulaula.blogspot.com/2024/03/matematica-lezione-6-la-geometria-piana.html
Fin qui direi addirittura il migliore, sicuramente a pari merito con Funzioni ed equazioni se non leggermente migliore. E c'è anche una pagina di errata corrige: a volte segnalare i refusi porta a dei risultati!
#matematica #libri #geometria #BlaisePascal #RoccoDetta @mau @matematica
dropseaofulaula.blogspot.comMatematica, lezione 6: La geometria piana Dopo averci girato un po' intorno arriva il momento de La geometria piana con il sesto volume della collana Matematica de La Gazzetta del...
Useless quote for 19 Feb:
"The only thing which consoles us for our miseries is diversion, and yet this it the greatest of our miseries.
For it is this which principally hinders us from reflecting upon ourselves, and which makes us insensibly ruin ourselves."
~ Blaise Pascal, 1623–1662
(from "Pensées", 1931 trans. by W. F. Trotter)
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) was a French scientist, mathematician, and philosopher whose work influenced both the Scientific Revolution and later European thought. #History #Philosophy #BlaisePascal #Philosopher #HistoryFacts https://www.worldhistory.org/Blaise_Pascal/
World History EncyclopediaBlaise PascalBlaise Pascal (1623-1662) was a French scientist, mathematician, and philosopher whose work influenced both the Scientific Revolution and later European thought. Pascal is known for his practical achievements...
Pour info, le célèbre mathématicien français Cédric Villani présente une conférence en hommage au philosophe Blaise Pascal ce mardi 16 janvier à l'Espace des sciences de #Rennes ! 
Un rendez-vous à ne pas manquer surtout quand on connait l'esprit vif et espiègle de ce ces 2 génies ! 
#BlaisePascal #CedricVillani
In today's music post I take a closer look at the complex and interesting world of EDM artist Grimes. She is far more than the kooky artist she allows her image to be. Enjoy. Have a great day.
The Great Canadian Road Trip: Song #48/250: Flesh Without Blood by Grimes https://tommacinneswriter.com/2023/11/10/the-great-canadian-road-trip-song-48-250-flesh-without-blood-by-grimes/ ##BlaisePascal, ##ElonMusk, ##FleshWithoutBlood, ##Grimes, ##Oblivion, ##RokosBasilisk, ##TheGreatCanadianRoadTrip, ##ThePrisonersDilemma
Tom MacInnes, Writer · The Great Canadian Road Trip: Song #48/250: Flesh Without Blood by GrimesDo you believe in God? I don’t really need to know your answer nor to give you mine. However, this is one of the most fundamental questions in all of humanity because of its impact on how we choose…
Lieber #Bundeskanzler #OlafScholz lieber Herr #Finanzminister #gestohlene:s #Geld #Deutschland #Klimafond
WARUM GESTOHLENES GELD NICHT BESCHLAGNAHMEN?
LIEBER HERR #SCHOLZ WARUM verhindern SIE und Herr #Lindner den #Diebstahl nicht?
WIR STERBEN UND DIE BEREICHERN SICH
Es geht um #tausende #Milliarden #€!
Sind sie #erpressbar?
![Gibt es in Deutschland versteckten Judenhass, [BtMG] durch jahrzehntealte Konstrukte, von NAZIS erfunden? Ist die Bundesregierung, sind einzelne Personen erpressbar?](https://media.troet.cafe/troet.cafe/media_attachments/files/111/380/532/653/215/969/original/1e02562be9e60b4d.png)
Useless quote for 4 Oct:
"The whole title by which you possess your property, is not a title of nature but of a human institution."
~ Blaise Pascal, 1660 (published 1670)