Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully
as when they do it from religious conviction.
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), Pensées
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He sure was right about that! The “Religion of Peace” is still proving that to this day.
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It’s curious that Pascal was a devout Christian.
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Yes. And to me it is curious that anyone is a devout Christian.
Christians believe that a Jewish man was the creator of the universe!
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Curious indeed! 
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Yes, curious that he could make that point without taking the logic further and applying it to his own beliefs. Wasn’t he the author of “Pascals Wager”?
He couldn’t see past the possibility of ending up in hell, I suppose.
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Not only the Wager, but he was an enormously accomplished mathematician, and scientist.
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Christianity - the Higher Nonsense
Judaism - the Melding Myth
Islam - the Cruel Cult
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