Modest container theories, that is, say there's a value to being alive, but it can in principle be outweighed.

保守的有价值容器理论认为，活着有一定的价值，但是按道理它可以被超越。

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So, those are modest theories-- positive value for life, but it can be outweighed.

所以，这些是保守的理论-,活着是正数，但是它可以被超越。

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There are also survivorship policies that will pay, for example, the second to die-- there would be a policy if a husband and wife get it, then it pays out when the second of them dies.

还有一种叫做生死两全保险,它会向身故受益人赔付直至其死亡,若一对夫妻购买这种保单,且其中一方死亡,那么它会给活着的一方赔付直至其死亡

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And deciding how valuable it is, how good it is for me to be alive is a matter of adding up the value of the contents of the life.

它的价值，以及我活着的好处,取决于生活内容的价值总和。

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"Life's always worth living; " it's always better than non-existence."

活着总是有它的价值;,“活着总比不存在要好“

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We could say-- you could imagine somebody saying, Williams" "Oh yes, you're right, Williams, " the contents get negative, " but that's still outweighed by the mere fact that you're alive.

我们可以说-,可以想象有些人会说，“你说得对，“生活内容的部分总和是负数，“但它还是会被你活着这个事实超越。

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The value of being alive per se outweighs that.

活着本身的价值会超越它。

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Now, notice that since we are adding extra positive facts, extra positive points, for the fact that you're alive, even if the contents subtotal is negative, the grand total could still be positive.

由于我们添加了额外的积极事物，额外的正数，因为你活着，就算生活内容的部分总和是负数，但它的总和可能仍然是正数。

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Because, of course, if you're a modest, if you accept the modest version of the valuable container theory, then if the contents get bad enough, that can outweigh the positive value of life.

因为如果你是个保守者，如果你接受保守价值容器理论，那么如果生活内容极为糟糕，它便超越了活着的正数。

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So, it's something like the life of a person that, when we say, when there are people who are inclined to say, that being alive per so is valuable, presumably what they mean is being alive as a person per se is valuable.

所以这差不多就是人的生活，当说到，当人们说到，活着本身是有价值的，我们便假设它的意思是,作为人活着的本身是有价值的。

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.. Because we also have to add in, if we accept a valuable container theory, we also have to add in some extra positive points to take account of the fact that, well, at least you're alive or have the life or a person-- or whatever it is that you think is valuable in and of itself.

因为我们还要添加，如果我们接受有价值容器理论的话，我们还要添加一些额外的正数,你要考虑，你至少活着或者拥有人的生命-,或任何你觉得它本身有价值的东西。

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