“We say 'everyone is entitled to his beliefs', recognising the nastiness of a world which will not tolerate alternative beliefs, but over-looking the fact that some beliefs are nonsense and deserve to be called prejudice, bigotry or superstition rather than merely belief. But as Pascal knew, our prejudices do not respond to reason alone. It is as though all the proofs and evidence of philosophy had mistaken their rationality for how people actually think.” ReasonPhilosophyBeliefsBlaise Pascal Book:Roads That Move: A Journey through Eastern Europe Source: Roads That Move: A Journey through Eastern Europe