The objects don't get put back together," One possibility, of course, is simply to disagree with me about the facts.

物体不能再复原了“,一种可能性，当然，是简单地不同意我对于这些事实的观点。

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And so, that simple fact is why we would expect animals to care for their children, because children are the means through which genes replicate.

所以，简单的事实是,我们为什么期待动物关心后代，因为后代是基因繁衍的方式。

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I think the simple fact of the matter is we don't know enough about consciousness yet to know whether or not it can be explained in physical terms.

一个简单的事实就是,我们对于意识了解甚少,还不知道是否能使用物理的方式对其进行解释

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