HoP 484 You Bet Your Life: Pascal’s Wager

Blaise Pascal was a pioneering scientist and deeply spiritual religious thinker; what united these two sides of his thought? 

Why did Sébastian Basso and Pierre Gassendi think ancient atomism was the key to developing a new, modern science? 

A violent fanatic and pioneer in bigotry, Meir Kahane died a political outcast 35 years ago. Today, his ideas influence the very highest levels of government By Joshua Leifer. Read by Kerry Shale. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod 

Radical philosopher, polymath, film star, cult icon, and author of over 30 books, Slavoj Žižek is one of the most controversial and leading contemporary public intellectuals, simultaneously acclaimed as the ‘Elvis of cultural theory’ and denounced as ‘the most dangerous philosoph ...  Show more

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This weekend, Pastor Jack Hayford kicks off the First Conference with a powerful message.