Perhaps the argument shouldn't be, "We have to believe in souls because no mere physical object could reason."

也许论证不应该是,我们必须相信灵魂,因为所有的物理对象都不能推理

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Let's suppose that in order to believe in something, you've got to be able to picture it.

让我们先假设要相信一件事，这件事必须是可以被想象的。

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And,as Chateaubriand said,the writer, "I don't know what we must believe but we must believe in something," and he gets down on his knees and prays.

如作家夏多布里昂所言,"我不知道我们能相信什么,但我们必须相信点什么",然后他屈膝跪下开始祈祷

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And this is a logical distinction we need to draw, even if you believe in souls.

我们必须得从逻辑上区分清楚,即便你真的相信灵魂的存在。

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