There's another risk Pascal didn't take into account: you let your God-given ability to see and understand the universe take second chair to mob thinkery -- especially on bizarre constructs like black cats and such -- and you sell your own soul down the river out of fear of mass opinion. Very unwise way to chart your course, IMHO. How about "You look for yourself and figure it out and act accordingly..." and the devil take the consequences? That's the path to survival on the Wilderness Trail.

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