{"id":1635,"date":"2019-07-16T18:31:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T15:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wildtornado.casino\/blog\/?p=1635"},"modified":"2025-09-19T17:51:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:51:45","slug":"most-famous-gamblers-in-history-rene-descartes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wildtornado16.casino\/blog\/casino\/most-famous-gamblers-in-history-rene-descartes\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Famous Gamblers in History: Ren\u00e9 Descartes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ren\u00e9<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Descartes is widely known as the \u2018Father of Modern Philosophy,\u2019 but what he may not be known for is the famous gambling passion the outstanding scientist and mathematician carried <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><!--more--><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">throughout his entire life. His favourite pastime, a game of chance, proved to bring Rene a great success and apparently, it was his bright mind rather than lady luck that was the <a href=\"https:\/\/wildtornado.casino\/blog\/casino\/top-5-traits-of-professional-gamblers\/\">biggest contributor<\/a> to the success in question.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most Famous Gamblers in History: Ren\u00e9 Descartes &#8211; Early Years<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether or not you are familiar with Descartes\u2019 philosophical ideas, you have most likely heard one of his most famous phrases: \u2018I think, therefore, I exist\u2019 &#8211; the motto that manifested itself not only in all the works of the genius but also in his approach to the game. In particular, from an early age, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ren\u00e9<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> drew sustenance from mathematics and astronomy. To a young boy, these sciences presented a true value, unlike all the rest that were filled with multiple contradictions and thus left him with questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ren\u00e9<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> studied at the Royal College where he was initiated into all existing subjects from languages to law and astronomy. Legend has it that at that time, young <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ren\u00e9<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> had quite a poor health. That said, he would often stay in bed till early afternoon, which prompted the boy to ponder life matters and thus shaped a future philosopher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his search for answers, Descartes ended up in the capital of France, Paris, where he was swept into quite the indulgent lifestyle punctuated by casino visits. 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