-- So far is this from being a reason for believing that it is not the true one that, on the contrary, it makes us see that it is so. Men must be sincere in all religions; true heathens, true Jews, true Christians." (Penesees, 589-590, Section IX)
3. Pascal's orders of body, mind and heart suggestively signify the strength and weakness of mankind. Pascal defines man's body as the brute, having been created in the likeness of God but completely different from His other creatures. Man continually focuses on himself as the center of his study. Yet it is an endless task that cannot be undertaken in full satisfaction. The mind has brought reasons, postulating theories and mathematical equations, but as Pascal concludes that in comprehension all of these are limited. Both body and mind experiences lust thus leading to wretchedness and misery. The heart however displays the strength of man for." It is the heart which experiences God, and not the reason. This, then, is faith: God felt by the heart, not by the reason." (Pensees 278, Section IV)
4. In the Pensees, Pascal alternately defines the truth against the supernatural truth as the truth being the reality of things. The truth is every creature that is made out of matter and mass. It is the knowledge that man gains from experience and natural instinct. It is in comprehension of the arts, science and mathematical equation. In Pascal's viewpoint, the supernatural truth lies within man's belief and faith. It is by this supernatural truth that God exists. The supernatural truth is deeply embedded in the truth as rationalized by man. Therefore, the orders that are greatly affected by these two separate truths are the mind and the heart of which case it complements one another in comprehending both truths.
5. In Pascal's arguments about religion, the existence of God and Christianity directly complement the core idea of the Pensees. That is to stand in defense of the Christian...
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