Michael Rota

American philosopher and professor at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota), known for work in philosophy of religion and the rationality of faith; author of 'Taking Pascal's Wager: Faith, Evidence, and the Abundant Life' (2016).

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  1. 1. Taking Pascal's Wager

    Faith, Evidence, and the Abundant Life

    Revives Pascal’s wager by arguing that committing to Christian faith and practice is a rational, high-upside, low-cost decision given the live possibility of God and a cumulative body of evidence. Addressing objections like the many-gods problem, it surveys scientific, moral, and historical considerations (including the resurrection) and proposes a concrete, time-bound experiment in prayer, community, and virtue to test the wager’s promise of an abundant life.

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  2. 2. Indiscrete Thoughts

    A witty, unsparing collection of essays that blends memoir, philosophy, and criticism to reveal the human side of mathematics—its aesthetics, pedagogy, and politics. Through vivid portraits of colleagues, reflections on combinatorics and phenomenology, and blunt advice to students and scholars, it demystifies the craft while challenging academic pretenses and celebrating intellectual taste and style.