1282. 17th Century Philosopher Blaise Pascal – Dr. Doug Groothuis, 5/7/24

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🗓️ 7 May 2024

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Dr. Doug Groothuis of Denver Seminary Beyond the Wager: The Christian Brilliance of Blaise Pascal

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0:00.0	This is Molly Hemingway of the Federalist.
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0:34.0	Many Christians have heard about Pascal's wager. They may not know who Pascal is. They may not know who Pascal is. They may not know what his wager entails, but they may have heard about it.
0:54.9	What did Blaze Pascal, a 17th century philosopher, physicist, and mathematician?
1:00.3	What did he propose when he proposed his wager and what other major contributions
1:06.3	has he made to Christian theology to science and to just general good thinking?
1:11.8	Welcome back to issues, etc.
1:14.0	I'm Todd Wilkin.
1:15.0	Joining us to talk about Blaze Pascal.
1:17.0	Dr. Doug Grodheis, he's professor of philosophy
1:20.0	at Denver Seminary, author of numerous books including his latest beyond the wager,
1:25.5	the Christian brilliance of Blaze Pascal.
1:28.6	Doug, welcome back.
1:29.6	Thank you.
1:30.6	Happy to be here.
1:31.6	How would the average Christian know of Blais Pasco?
1:35.1	They would probably know him through his wager argument,
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