When faced with the tough choice
of either seeking the truth at
the risk of his life or cozying
up to an all-powerful ruler in
return for comfort and security,
17th-century French
mathematician and problem
gambler Blaise Pascal didn't
think twice before doubling down
on the latter. "If God does not
exist, one will lose nothing by
believing in him, while if he
does exist, one will lose
everything by not believing,"
Pascal wrote famously, adding
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