Pascal Says, "We Know Truth, Not Only by Our Reason

question 207

True/False

Pascal says, "We know truth, not only by our reason, but also by our perceptions; and it is from this last that we know first principles; and reason, which has nothing to do with it, tries in vain to combat them."

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Definitions:

Increased

A situation or condition in which there is a rise in quantity, size, number, or some other measure of a concept or object.

Independent Variable

The determining variable in a causal relationship.

Vertical Intercept

The vertical intercept of a graph is the point at which the curve intersects the vertical (Y) axis, often representing the starting or base value of the function when other variables are zero.

Slope

In mathematics, the measure of the steepness or incline of a line, defined as the ratio of the vertical change to the horizontal change between two points on the line.