It just reinforces the point that I was trying to make a few moments ago that the crucial question is not survival per se.

这将强化我刚才试图阐明的一点,就是关键问题不是存在本身。

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there is the problem with the very cogency of the idea itself.

这个概念本身的中肯性,也存在着问题。

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