#148 Blaise Pascal: Philosopher, Mathematician, Genius - Graham Tomlin
Podcast: Within ReasonPublished On: Wed Mar 25 2026
Description: 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?CONNECTMy Website: https://www.alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKSTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskepticCONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comBrand enquiries: David@modernstoa.co
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