Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.
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What reason have atheists for saying that we cannot rise again? That what has never been, should be, or that what has been, should be again? Is it more difficult to come into being than to return to it.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Pascal questions the reasoning of atheists concerning resurrection and existence.
In this quote, Blaise Pascal challenges the atheistic perspective on existence and resurrection, suggesting that it is not inherently more complex or improbable for something to come into being than for it to return to a prior state. He implies that the nature of existence and the potential for resurrection should not be dismissed without consideration of the paradox of being and non-being.
Themes
ExistenceResurrectionPhilosophyBeingAtheismNature
In practice
Example use cases
In a debate on the existence of a higher power, you might use this quote to underscore the complexity of existence.
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