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Quotation from The Provincial Letters by Blaise Pascal

“follow the opinion which suits him best”

Blaise Pascal (spoken by The Jesuit father)

The Provincial Letters, Letter V, trans. Thomas M'Crie (1847)

The father's answer to how a penitent should choose between contrary probable opinions; the line exposes how probabilism can serve preference rather than truth.

Citation: "follow the opinion which suits him best" — Blaise Pascal, The Provincial Letters, Letter V, trans. Thomas M'Crie (1847). (id pascal-provincial-letters-q2)

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