It turns out not, but it does evince the fact that we have some basic syntax like mathematics and equal signs and whatnot with which we can now start using for more useful purposes.

结果不是那样的，但这的确有个事实,我们有些基本的运算法则和等号和,其他一些东西，用来为我们一些,更多有用的目的而服务的。

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Aristotle, remember, argues that all action is goal-directed, is goal-oriented.

亚里士多德认为，所有行动都是有目的的，都是为目的服务的。

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Religion had to bring a softening effect upon against the violent and bestial character of the early Romans. But for us today, Machiavelli writes, religion has to serve the opposite purpose.

宗教必须带来一种缓和效应，用以针对,早期罗马人的野蛮残忍的性格,但是对于今天的我们来说，马基雅维利写道，宗教不得不为相反的目的服务。

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