#BlaisePascal

Humanism Church

@humanism.church

1 week ago

Image with a star-filled night sky background. Overlaid text reads: “Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed.” Blaise Pascal Humanism Church logo appears in the lower left corner. The text “humanism.church” appears in the lower right corner.

We may be small compared to the vast unending universe and deep time, but it is our capacity for thought that separates us from all the other small things in creation. #Humanism #Philosophy #BlaisePascal #HumanismChurch

Book Notification

@booknotification.com

2 weeks ago

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QOTD 💬

Each chapter of 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 by #RobHart opens with a quote from someone famous.

Prologue: “𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘯’𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦.” - #BlaisePascal

Read them all at our 🔗 link in the comments
#assassinsanonymous #qotd #booksky

Vintage Computer

@vintage.computer

2 weeks ago

Graphic titled “Maintenance Mode.” Quote text: “Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.” Attribution: “Blaise Pascal.” Background image shows ocean waves at sunset with a semi-transparent overlay panel containing the quote. Bottom text: “vintage.computer.”

Maintenance Mode 🛠️

“Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.” — Blaise Pascal

A reminder that critical thinking and curiosity are timeless tools.

#MaintenanceMode #BlaisePascal #VintageComputer

Cocosse

@cocosse.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Days [ ) Αmaze | Blaise Pascal, 1670 - C o c o s s e Blaise Pascal, Pensées, 1670

“What amazes me the most is to see that everyone is not amazed at his own weakness.”
Days [ ) Αmaze | #BlaisePascal, 1670 www.cocosse.com/2026/02/days...

Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦

@dbcurren.bsky.social

1 month ago

"People almost invariably arrive at their #beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive." - #BlaisePascal

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

1 month ago

"I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time." (Letter XVI)

📖 #OTD in the #History of #Literature 23 Jan 1656, #BlaisePascal published the first of 18 Lettres provinciales , using the pseudonym "Louis de Montalte".
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The 1922 Committee

@martinwellbourne71.bsky.social

2 months ago

There is a strong desire for spiritual rebirth in you Rose that is struggling to express itself. Werner, and the void, is an expression of the anxiety that if you bet everything on the spiritual rather than the material, you might be left with absolutely nothing.
#BlaisePascal

swyvl

@swyvl.bsky.social

2 months ago

🧠 #BlaisePascal did not just solve problems-he explored the space between reason and belief.
Working in isolation and inner tension, his differences shaped brilliance spanning math, science, and meaning.
🧠 What kinds of minds are we designing for today?

#Neurodiversity #swyvl

Dr. David Pecotić

@djp1974.bsky.social

3 months ago

The true function of reason is to show that some things are beyond reason.

- #BlaisePascal

Dr. David Pecotić

@djp1974.bsky.social

3 months ago

Small minds are concerned with the extraordinary,
great minds with the ordinary.

- #BlaisePascal

cob

@cobrate.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

3 months ago

Suite 1642 https://mastodon.social/@cobrate/114823795441512769

(2/2) ... 'pascaline' effectue calculs arithmétiques des arpentages #maths #science.

#year1642 #histoire

Dr. David Pecotić

@djp1974.bsky.social

3 months ago

What people want is not the easy peaceful life but the agitation that takes our mind off it and diverts us.

- #BlaisePascal

k e n o s i s

@kenos1s.bsky.social

3 months ago

The striking, retro-futuristic artwork dramatically illustrates the themes of escape, journey, and solitude mentioned in the text. The deep, black cosmic background emphasizes the concept of vastness and the overwhelming reality of existence. When one is alone and quiet, they confront their smallness against the backdrop of the universe—the very truth Pascal claims we are running from. This space is the ultimate "room alone."

​Pascal argues that much of human misery, including wars, ambition, and the pursuit of trivial pleasures (what he called "diversion" or divertissement), is a massive, unconscious effort to escape the self. #BlaisePascal #philosophical

Jens Windolf

@jnswndlf.bsky.social

4 months ago

"All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.“—Blaise Pascal

#quote #blaisepascal

University of Notre Dame Press

@undpress.bsky.social

4 months ago

The conversation continues! Translator Paul Seaton joins Gaudium et Spes 22 for another fruitful discussion of CHALLENGING MODERN ATHEISM AND INDIFFERENCE, a volume on Pascal’s defense of the #Christian proposition. #Atheism #Modernity #BlaisePascal

Listen here: http://bit.ly/47JsMhr

Susan DuBose

@houseofbast777.bsky.social

4 months ago

"Man is not an angel and not an animal, and his misfortune is such that the more he strives to be like an angel, the more he turns into an animal." ~ Blaise Pascal
#BlaisePascal #mankind #angels #animal #madamepurrla

Mathemarium (LJAD)

@mathemarium.bsky.social

4 months ago

Pascaline De la Collection Léon Parcé | Christie's Paris YouTube video by Christie's

A l'occasion de la vente aux enchères d'une Pascaline chez #Christies (estimations 2 à 3 M€ 🤯), #CedricVillani nous parle de #BlaisePascal et de son incroyable machine à calculer dont ns vs avez montré le principe de fctnment à la #FDS 
#Maths #Calculator #Patrimoine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRkH...

Humanism Church

@humanism.church

4 months ago

An image of a serene forest path bathed in soft morning sunlight filtering through tall trees. In the center, a translucent beige square displays dark green text reading: “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” — Blaise Pascal At the bottom left is the Humanism Church logo, showing a stylized person with uplifted arms above an open book, with the words “HUMANISM CHURCH.” At the bottom right is the text “humanism.church.”

Stillness is not emptiness, it can be awareness. 🌿 Pascal reminds us that our restlessness often creates the very suffering we wish to escape. To sit quietly is to meet ourselves. #Humanism #Philosophy #BlaisePascal #Mindfulness #Wisdom #Stillness #HumanismChurch

Neuronensturm

@bytewurm.bsky.social

4 months ago

Das Herz hat seine Gründe – Blaise Pascal heute Ein philosophischer Essay über Blaise Pascal – Vernunft, Herz und die zeitlose Spannung zwischen Glauben und Denken.

𝐃𝐚𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐳 𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐆𝐫ü𝐧𝐝𝐞 – 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐞
𝑉𝑜𝑚 𝐸𝑟𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑊𝑎ℎ𝑟𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑙𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑘𝑒𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑧𝑢𝑚 𝑆𝑢𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑛𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑛

#Philosophie #BlaisePascal #Essay #Neuronensturm #Schwabach

www.neuronensturm.de/das-herz-hat...