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The statements of atheists ought to be perfectly clear of doubt. Now it is not perfectly clear that the soul is material.

Blaise Pascal

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Blaise Pascal
Age: 39 †
Born: 1623
Born: June 19
Died: 1662
Died: August 19
French Moralist
Mathematician
Philosopher
Physicist
Statistician
Theologian
Writer
Clarmont-Ferrand
Pascal
Louis de Montalte
Amos Dettonville
Dettonville
Paskal Blez
Atheist
Material
Atheism
Materials
Ought
Doubt
Atheists
Clear
Statements
Soul
Perfectly

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