One of the first principles of probability is the idea of independence.

概率论中最基本的一个原则,就是独立性的概念

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So this idea that the human being is a mixture of clay, Captures that paradoxical mix of sort of earthly and divine elements, dependence and freedom that marks the human as unique.

这便是人类是黏土混合物，具有世俗和神圣因素的奇特混合，同时具有依赖性和独立性就是人类特别之外。

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How much independence does it take?

需要多少的独立性呢？

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