For 10 points, identify this treatise that defends Christianity using its author's namesake wager, a work of Pascal.
This work claims that the saying "life is a dream" is inconsistent only because we do not dream the same thing every night, otherwise a king who dreams he is an artisan for twelve hours a day is just as happy as an artisan who dreams he is a king for twelve hours a day. In a section on types, this work notes that two errors human beings make are taking everything literally and taking everything figuratively. It distinguishes between the "mathematical" and the "intuitive" mind in its first part, which addresses "Mind and Style." This work argues that (*) Miracles and Truth are necessary, for it is how both the body and soul are satisfied. It outlines a set of proofs of the divinity of Jesus, and a previous section discusses "Of the Means of Belief." It also argues that if Cleopatra's nose were smaller, the world would be seen in a different aspect. For 10 points, identify this treatise that defends Christianity using its author's namesake wager, a work of Pascal.
This work claims that the saying "life is a dream" is inconsistent only because we do not dream the same thing every night, otherwise a king who dreams he is an artisan for twelve hours a day is just as happy as an artisan who dreams he is a king for twelve hours a day.
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