# The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal

By Blaise Pascal.

"The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal" by Blaise Pascal is a collection of fragments published in 1670. Left incomplete at Pascal's death in 1662, these draft notes were intended as a defense of Christianity. The work challenges both religious and atheistic arguments, introducing concepts like Pascal's famous wager. Pascal argues that God remains hidden and can only be found through sincere seeking, not rational proof alone. The fragments blend philosophy, theology, and psychology into what became one of Christianity's most influential apologetic works, though the Catholic Church later banned it. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Editor: Auguste Molinier
- Translator: C. Kegan Paul
- Subjects: Apologetics -- Early works to 1800; Catholic Church -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800; Catholic Church -- Apologetic works -- Early works to 1800

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