It's clear that we all do believe in the possibility, indeed, more than a mere possibility, the actuality of meetings that occur without us.

显然我们都相信这种可能，且不仅仅是一种可能，会议确实在我们不在的情况下举行了。

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Try to imagine, try to picture that meeting without you.

试试想象一下，你不在时举行的会议。

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If Freud's argument for death, that is to say, none of us believe we're going to die, was any good, the argument that none of us believe meetings ever take place without us would have to work as well.

如果弗洛伊德对死亡的说法，也就是，人都不相信自己会死的说法是正确的，那么就是说没有人相信,自己不在场的会议举行这件事也是正确的。

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