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Blaise Pascal

We like security: we like the pope to be infallible in matters of faith, and grave doctors to be so in moral questions so that we can feel reassured.

Blaise Pascal

Faith

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Pascal is saying that people prefer clear, unquestionable authority in religious and moral matters because it gives them a sense of safety and certainty. He points out that we rely on trusted figures, like the pope or respected doctors, to provide definitive answers so we don’t have to doubt or worry.

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