Rulers have been thought to be divine or appointed spokesmen for divinity.

人们或笃信统治者为神,或承认他们是神在人间的代理

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He wants to find a way to not so much redeem as affirm time and age and understand them not simply as a cause of despair or as a cause of defeat.

他想找到一种方式，不是去挽回,时间或年龄，而是承认它们,不将其仅仅理解为绝望或失败的原因。

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A behaviorist might admit that a human can do things that a rat or pigeon couldn't but a behaviorist might just say, "Look. Those are just general associative powers " that differ" Or they may even deny it.

行为主义者可能会承认人类能够做到,一些老鼠或鸽子无法做到的事情,但他们或许只会说，“它们只不过是在一般性联想学习能力上,有所差异而已“,甚至他们干脆否认。

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