If infinity were odd then two times infinity would be even, but two times infinity is infinity, which is defined as odd. Therefore, infinity is not odd. Another win for proof by contradiction – assume a premise, show how the premise leads to a contradiction, which concludes that the premise is false, therefore, the negation […]
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We continue our tour of Blaise Pascal’s thoughts today where we left off: It is when a man embraces his ‘whole duty… to think as he ought’ (126) that he is faced with his inadequacies within himself. We must look outward, at something higher than ourselves “According to the doctrine of chance, you ought to
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“Man is obviously made to think. It is his whole dignity and his whole merit; and his whole duty is to think as he ought.” (146) Pascal explores the connection between purpose and thought. As christians we might be hesitant to agree with the mighty Pascal here. After all, isn’t the chief end of man
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As my children get older, I am often surprised to find that they are learning things that I don’t know. I shouldn’t be surprised, I am the one orchestrating their school year, gathering their curriculum, and planning out the lessons, but it still happens. While engaged in a healthy discussion with my eldest daughter, she
