The arithmetical machine produces effects which approach nearer to thought than all the actions of animals. But it does nothing which would enable us to attribute will to it, as to the animals.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The arithmetical machine produces effects which approach nearer to thought than all the actions of animals. But it does nothing which would enable us to attribute will to it, as to the animals." in the context of "Blaise Pascal (1669) Pensées 340" to mean that wisdom is timeless.