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Why Are We Restless?

Part 5 - It's Also Pascal's Fault

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John C. Hancock
Jun 13, 2023
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For Pascal, the Storeys assert, “the ultimate source of our freedom and our greatness lies in thought.” One of Pascal’s most famous Pensées puts it this way:

“Man is only a reed, the weakest in nature…

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