First, let's run through some other things that might be appealed to as candidates for feature F.

首先,让我们来了解一下其他,那些备选的功能特征的诉求对象

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Now, the crucial question, of course, is, "What's the relevant feature F?"

但关键问题是,那个相关的特性F是什么

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What I want to do is ask, "What might feature F be?"

我的问题是,特性F可能是什么

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Depending on what F you fill in the blank with, what pet feature or fact you're trying to explain by appeal to the soul, you get a different argument.

根据你所挑选的不同功能特性F,以及你试图解释的现象或事实,诉诸于灵魂来进行解释,你会得到不同的论点

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Is there any such feature F?

特性F存在吗

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What about the fact that-- We said there's a family of arguments, all of which have the general structure, inference to the best explanation, you need souls in order to explain feature F. Plug in a different feature F and you get a new argument.

这个事实怎么样,我们说过有一大类观点,它们有一些共同的结构,有关于这个最佳解释的推论,需要用灵魂的概念,来解释功能特征F,代入一个不同的,功能特征就会得到一个新的论点

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