天才一秒记住【梧桐文学】地址：https://www.wtwx.net
TextATheFualsoftheReligion
banner"
>
BlaisePascal
Pre-reading
BlaisePascal（1623-1662）hilosopher，stist，mathemativentor，andtheologian1.Iics，heiohefieldsofgametheoryandprobabilitytheory.InphilosophyheioialisAsawriterontheolionhewasadefenderofity.
&eicillhealth，Pascalmadehistoritributionstomathematidtophysigbothexperimentalaicalworkonhydraulics，atmosphericpressure，aeureofthevacuuAsastistandphilosopherofsce，Pascaledstrictempiricalobservationarolledexperiments;heopposedtherationalismandlogico-deductivemethodofthes;andheopposedthemetaphysicalspesandreverehorityofthetheologiansoftheMiddleAges.
Althoughheneverfullyabandonedhisstifidmathematiterests，afterhisunightofFire（theiicalilluminationandmidnightthatheexperieheeveningofNovember23，1654），Pasedhistalentsalmostexclusivelyti.Itwasduringtheperiodfrom1656untilhisdeathin1662thathewroteTheLettresProvihePeresProvincialesisasatiricalattaJesuitcasuistryandapolemiseofJahePenséesisaposthumously2publishedofuesforwhatwasiobeasystematicapologiaforthereligion.Alongwithhisstifigs，thesetwogreatliteraryworkshaveattractedtheadmirationandcrititerestofphilosophersandseriousreaderseion.
Promptsf
&horsthat“Thereligionsistsintwopoints”
.Whatarethetwopoints?
2.WhatistheobjectofthewholecourseofthingsagtoPascal?
3.“Andonthisgrouakeotorevilethereligioheymisu.”
Whatisthesepeople’smisuandingofGodandreligion?
4.Whatisthedangerofbelievingindeism?
5.rideofphilosophers”
andthe“despairofatheists”
?
6.HowdoesPascaldescribetheGod?
7.WhatroledoesJesusChristplayinthewodandmanofGod?
[1]Metheydonotkianreligionsistsintwopoints.ItisofequalentokisequallydaobeignoraisequallyofGod’smercythatHehasgivenindisofboth.
[2]Aakeotocludethatosdoes，fromthatwhichshouldhavecausedthemtoihesages4whohavesaidthereisonlyoneGodhavebeeheJewswerehated，andstillmorethes.Theyhaveseeofiftherebeatruereligiohecourseofallthingsmusttendtoitastoatre.
[3]Thewholecourseofthingsmusthaveforitsobjecttheestablishmenessiohavewithinthemfeelireligionteachesus.And，finally，religionmustsobetheobjetretowhichallthiwhoeverknowstheprinciplesiongiveaionbothofthewholenatureofmaninpartidofthewholecourseeneral.
[4]Andonthisgrouakeotorevile6thereligioheymisu.TheyimagisistssimplyintheworshipofaGodsideredasgreat，powerful，aernal;whichisstrictlydeism7，almostasfarremovedfromthereligionasatheism8，whichisitsexactopposite.Aheycludethatthisreligionisnottrue，becausetheydoallthingscurtotheestablishmentofthispoint，thatGoddoesHimselftomenwithalltheevidencewhichHecouldshow.
[5]Butletthemcludewhattheywillagaiheywillothingagaiianreligion，whichproperlysistsieryoftheRedeemer9，who，unitingiwonatures，humananddivine，hasredeemedmeionofsioreciletheminHisdivioGod.
[6]Thereligioeathesetwotruths;thatthereisaGodwhommenow，andthatthereisaiurewhidersthemunworthyofHiItisequallyimportaoknowboththesepoints;anditisequallydangerousformantoknowGodwithoutknowinghisowess，andtoknoretesswithoutknowingtheRedeemerwhofreehimfromit.Theknowledgeofohesepointsgivesriseeithertotheprideofphilosophers，whohaveknownGod，andnottheirowess，ortothedespairofatheists，ess，butnottheRedeemer.
[7]And，asitisalikeomantokwopoints，soisitalikemercifulofGodtohavemadeuskhereligiohis;itisinthisthatitsists.
[8]Letushereiheorderoftheworld，ahingsdoablishthesetwotsion:JesusChrististheendofall，aowhids.WhoeverknowsHimknowsthereas.
[9]ThosewhofallintoerrorerrhfailuretoseeohihenhaveaknowledgeofGodwithoutthatofourowess，andofourowhoutthatofGod.ButweowJesusChristwithoutknowiimebothGodandourowess.
[10]ThereforeIshallakeheretoprovebyhertheexistenceofGod，ortheTrinity，ortheimmortalityofthesofthatonlybecauseIshouldnotfeelmyselfsuffitlyabletofindistoedatheists，butalsobecausesuowledgewithoutJesusChristisuselessahoughamanshouldbeumericalproportioerialtruths，eteronafirsttruth，inwhichtheysubsist，andwhichiscalledGod，Ishouldnotthinkhimfaradvaowardshiso
[11]TheGodofsisnotaGodwhoissimplytheauthorofmathematicaltruths，oroftheorderoftheelements;thatistheviewofheathens10andEpis11.HeisnodwhoexercisesHisprovidehelifeandfortuobestowonthosewhoworshipHimalongandhappylife.ThatortionoftheJews.ButtheGodofAbraham，theGodofIsaac，theGodofJacob，theGodofs，isaGodofloveandodwhofillsthesoulahosewhomHepossesses，aGodwhomakesthemsciousoftheiriess，andHisinfinitemeritesHimselftotheirinmostsoul，whofillsitwithhumilityandjoy，withdlove，whorehemincapableofahanHimself.
[12]AllwhoseekGodwithoutJesusdwhorestiherfindnolighttosatisfythem，orforthemselvesameansofknowingGHimwithoutamediator.Therebytheyfalleitherintoatheism，oriwothingswhichthereligionabhors12almostequally.
[13]WithoutJesusChristtheworldwould;foritshouldhatitwouldbedestroyedorbeahell.
[14]IftheworldexistedtoinstruofGod，HisdivinitywouldshihrougheverypartinitinanindisputablemaasitexistsonlybyJesusdforJesusdtoteaboththeirandtheirredemption13，alldisplaystheproofsofthesetwotruths.
[15]Allappearaesalexapresenceofdivinity，butthepresenceofaGodwhohidesHimself.Everythihischaracter.
本章未完，请点击下一章继续阅读！若浏览器显示没有新章节了，请尝试点击右上角↗️或右下角↘️的菜单，退出阅读模式即可，谢谢！