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From video: Blaise Pascal: Philosopher, Mathematician, Genius.
Published: March 25, 2026

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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. To donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTES Graham Tomlin is a British theologian, author and former Church of England bishop. - LINKS Get Graham's book, "Blaise Pascal: The Man Who Made the Modern World": https://amzn.to/3PxCkWf Graham's organisation, Seen and Unseen: https://www.seenandunseen.com Watch my previous podcast on René Descartes: https://youtu.be/t6Zfzn90chs?si=1wVzHSVbSFRBPgCM - 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: @CosmicSkeptic The Within Reason Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACT Business email: contact@alexoconnor.com Brand enquiries: David@modernstoa.co ------------------------------------------