Now,if the Michigan guy hadn't been there, what I would have done, if I believed in the personality theory or when I believe in the personality theory, is say Oh look,Napoleon--reincarnated in New York.

如果密西根家伙不曾出现在那里，那么我就会，假如我相信人格理论的话，我便会说，看，拿破仑在纽约转生了。

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If I'm described to you as a vivacious and creative person and you see me and I'm all kind of bouncing around and everything, you could then confirm this as, "Look how vivacious and creative he is."

如果有人把我描述成一个活泼有创意的人,当你看到我上跳下蹿时，你就会以此来确认你所相信的，“看他多活泼多有创意”

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And if that's right, if there can be parts that I have now that weren't one of the parts from which I was made, there's no particular reason to think it's going to be one of the parts that's going to continue to exist after I die.

如果这是事实,如果说现在构成我的一些零部件,并不是在我存在之前就存在的,那我们就没理由相信,这些零部件会在我死后,继续存在下去

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