And so at least the possibility that I'll survive my death is one worth taking very, very seriously if we are dualists.

因此如果我们是二元论者,那么至少我们会非常非常认真地看待,我们能幸免一死的可能性

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The first question we want to discuss has to do with the possibility of my surviving my death.

我们要讨论的第一个问题是,我是否可能幸免一死

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And only after a while will we turn to the second and third question: Does it survive and, more particularly, is it immortal?

接下来不久,我们将会转而讨论第二个和第三个问题,它能幸免一死,或者,更严格地说,它是不朽的吗

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Now you record that at the start of this semester I said in thinking about the question ? could I survive my death?

你们还记得这学期一开始,我提出的问题吗,我能幸免于一死吗？

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We can just say for short: Will I survive my death or might I survive my death?

我们能说的简明些,我能否幸免一死

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So, as I say, at first glance you might think to get clear on the answer, "Do I or might I or could I survive my death?"

正如我所说,起初,你只是想弄清楚这个答案,我究竟能否幸免一死

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Might I survive my death?

我能幸免一死吗

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So if we want belief in a soul to help us leave open the door to the possibility that I survive the destruction of my body, it had better not be that the body is an essential part of me.

因此如果我们相信灵魂,可以帮助我们在幸免一死的,问题上打开一扇窗,那么必须是肉体不是我的重要组成部分

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