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400 years ago, philosopher Blaise Pascal was one of the first to grapple with the role of faith in...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 months agoBlaise Pascal's ideas have led to some of the world's most important inventions. API/Gamma-Rapho via...
Blaise Pascal on Christian and Jew
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 7 months agoBlaise Pascal studying the cycloid, engraved on the tablet he is holding in his left hand, exhibited at the Louvre. (Photo by Wikimedia Commons) This...
Readers sound off on Paxton's attempt to prevent Cox from getting abortion
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 6 months agoTo force their beliefs on others, Texas Republicans embrace cruelty, injustice To quote the 17th-century philosopher Blaise Pascal, "Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they ...
15th Annual ACM Honors Celebrates Miranda Lambert, Shania Twain, Morgan Wallen & More
Billboard via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCountry music’s finest gathered at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Wednesday evening (Aug. 24)...
Wandering through the wise words of the brilliant minds who came before us
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith nothing to do, I often look for things to read. Recently, I sat down with a book titled, “The...
Israel and the Puritans: A dangerous historical romance
Salon via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe first landing of the Pilgrims, 1620. Getty Images/Bettmann "Humankind cannot bear very much...
Wendler commentary: Stimuli and ideas
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThis was originally penned on February 27, 2009. It is, by contemporary definition, an old hat. It’s worth another look and appears here slightly...
In pursuit of happiness
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoDavid Plunkert for the Deseret News I was an undergraduate right around the time “The God Delusion” by Richard Dawkins and other famous polemical...
Give Your Honey the Butterflies With These Quotes About Love
The Pioneer Woman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThese Quotes About Love Are AdorableThe Pioneer Woman Have you ever had trouble finding the words to...
Our centuries-long quest for 'a quiet place'
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA lithograph by French caricaturist J. J. Grandville depicts the torture of too much noise. Bibliothèque nationale de FranceThe 2018 film “A Quiet Place”...