Ah,says the soul theorist, Follow the soul--unless the soul splits, Shelly Kagan in which case neither of them is Shelly Kagan.

灵魂理论者说，跟随灵魂，除非灵魂分裂，那样他们就都不是。

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What's the alternative? The alternative,it seems,for the soul theorist, Shelly Kagan is to say,neither of them is Shelly Kagan.

还有什么选择，灵魂理论者还有的选择，就是说他们都不是。

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Hughes tells us that Milton's thinking of Plato and that the Elder Brother is referring to the platonic theory that the noble spirit is released from the body after death.

休斯告诉我们，弥尔顿引用了柏拉图的东西,大哥用的是柏拉图的理论,人死后，高尚的灵魂将从身体释放出来。

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So even if the soul theory is the correct theory of personality, it's not enough to give me what matters.

所以即便灵魂理论是人格的正确理论，也不足以给我我想要的重要的东西。

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Maybe the soul theorist has an alternative available to it that-- available to him that the other theories don't have.

也许灵魂理论者还有一种-,其他理论没有的可能。

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So as I say,the soul theory can at least give us an answer that avoids the no branching rule.

所以我说，灵魂理论至少能给我们,一个避开无分支规则的答案。

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But since I don't believe in souls, I want to choose between the body view and the personality view.

但因为我不相信灵魂，我想从身体理论和人格理论中选择。

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Why aren't I allowing the soul theory to say, "Don't blame us. We don't know how to explain it yet."

而又为什么不允许灵魂理论说,别责怪我们,我们只是还不知道怎么去解释

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But I need to point out that there's another disadvantage that the fission case raises for the soul theory.

但我必须要指出，灵魂理论的裂变案例,其实还有一个缺点。

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If only you had seen the light and stuck to the soul theory of personal identity, all these problems could be avoided.

如果你们能够领悟真谛，接受灵魂理论，这些麻烦就自然消失了。

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Well,maybe what the soul theorist would have to do at this point is accept the--da-ta-da--the no branching rule.

在这一点上也许灵魂理论者必须,也接受无分支规则。

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If I were to discover that's what was happening metaphysically and the soul view was the true theory of personal identity, I'd say,Huh!

如果这就是形而上学地发生的事情,而且灵魂观点是个人认同感的正确理论，我会说！

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The key to personal identity, according to the soul theory of personal identity the key to personal identity is having the same soul.

人格同一性的关键，根据灵魂理论来说,人格同一性的关键,在于有同一个灵魂。

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Well,this is all what we would say as soul theorists if we think souls can split.

这就是我们认为灵魂可分裂时，作为灵魂理论者的说辞。

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Well,again,remember,the soul theory says the key to being the same person is having the soul.

请再度记住，灵魂理论者说,作为一个人的标准是拥有那个人的灵魂。

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Now during all of this-- problems for the personality theory, problems for the body view--during all of this, the soul theorist is having a field day.

在这一切之中-,人格理论出现麻烦，身体理论也不免问题丛生，这时灵魂理论者就要窃笑了。

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And if the best the soul theorist can say is, "I can't explain it and neither can you," that's not a reason to believe this side.

如果灵魂理论者最多只能说,我不能解释,你也不能,这不是一个相信灵魂存在的理由

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Suppose the soul theorist answers that last objection by saying,Ain't ever going to happen.

假设灵魂理论者对上个异议的答案是,这事情根本不可能发生。

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But how can we say that if we accept the soul theory?

但若接受灵魂理论又怎么能这么说呢？

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That's an advantage for the soul theory,if only we believed in souls.

如果我们相信灵魂理论。

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According to the soul-theory argument for soul, rather,according to the argument for souls, you needed to believe in souls in order to explain how you could have a person.

根据灵魂理论的说法，或宁可说是灵魂作用的说法，人需要相信灵魂的存在才能解释作为人的存在。

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In contrast,the soul theory of personal survival is not a stupid theory.

相比下，个人认同感的灵魂理论并不愚蠢。

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But there's nothing in the soul theory that supports that claim.

但是灵魂理论也无法支持这个说法。

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Let's just ask the question,Is it true that the soul theory-- if only there were souls-- is it true that the soul theory would at least have the following advantage?

让我们就问一个问题，如果灵魂理论是真-,如果有灵魂的存在-,灵魂理论就能有以下优势吗？

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There's the soul view,the body view, and the personality view.

灵魂理论，肉体理论，以及人格理论。

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So,what does the soul theorist say about the fission case?

那灵魂理论者是怎么解释分裂案例的呢？

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What should a soul theorist say about the fission case?

灵魂理论者对分裂案例是怎么说的呢？

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And it's precisely for this reason that at least the soul, belief in the soul, combined with the soul theory of personal identity holds out the possibility of surviving my death.

就因为这个原因,至少灵魂，相信灵魂，在加上灵魂理论的人格同一性,建立起我不死的可能性。

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And then become body theorists,if there are no souls.

然后变成肉体理论家，假如没有灵魂存在。

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Well again,let me put away the soul theory again.

我们再度将灵魂理论放到一边。

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