To end this historic conflict, both sides must be historically bold, because if each waits stubbornly for the other to act first, this will go on and be waiting for an eternity."

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Yet even there, when I imagine an eternity of thinking about math--or for that matter, an eternity of thinking about philosophy, which I obviously like even more than math-- the prospect seems an unattractive one.

即使如此，当我想到让我永远,思考数学问题，或者说，让我永远思考哲学问题，显然和数学相比，我更钟情于它-,但这个提议也变得无趣。

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