So what we are going to talk about today and next time is how beliefs shape reality.

今天和下节课我们要谈的是,信念如何形成现实。

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Often by looking at extremes it throws into sharp contrast things we naturally take for granted.

通常对极端情况的研究,会与我们日常所坚信的信念,形成强烈的反差

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These beliefs form something like a kind of national creed you might say American national creed what it means to be an American and not someone else.

这些信念形成类似,国家纲领的东西，你可以说,像是美国的国家纲领,这意味着身为美国人，而不是其它国人。

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