1. Pascal
Since Pascal acknowledges that he, or anyone else, cannot legitimately prove that there is a God he resorts to defending the choice that Christians have made by saying "who then will condemn Christians for being unable to give rational grounds for their belief." ... Pascal claims that "no religion except our own has taught that man is born sinful, no philosophical sect has said so, so none has told the truth. ... Pascal then reiterates the point that reason is not the correct way in pursuing religion because "it is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. ... If he believes this to...
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