Douglas said. "And I deny that he is my brother.
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Why deny myself physical gratification if I could just instead ? sport with Amaryllis in the shade or with the tangles of Neaera's hair?"
既然可以“在树荫下玩弄喇叭花或是尼哀若的发卷,为什么还克制自己肉体上的满足呢“
Mind you, I don't want to deny that there are some things the physicalist has not yet done a very compelling job of explaining.
注意,我并不否认,物理主义者在某些方面,做出的某些解释不充分
Even if I was to ask you on a sheet of paper, you might deny it because you might be afraid that it's not anonymous.
即使我叫你写在一张纸上,你也不会写真心话,因为你害怕,这不是匿名的。
and I wouldn't be the last to deny that.
并不是只我一人会否认这点。
Now, I've been saying kind things about Western civilization, but I would not want to deny that there is a dark side to the western experience and its way of life.
我刚刚一直说的都是西方文明光辉的一面,但我是不得不承认,西方文明,也有它黑暗的一面
Quasi-magical thinking is an illusion that they documented that occurs regularly in people, which they might deny if asked about, but there's an illusion that I can control randomness through my willpower.
准神奇式思考是一种错觉,会定期在人们的思维中出现,他们也许会否认这点,但的确存在一种错觉,使人误以为可以通过意志力控制随机事件
And now that I'm thinking of it, why deny myself sexually?
现在想起来,为什么要在性上克制自己?
So, as I said, physicalists don't deny that there are minds.
如前所说,物理主义者不否认心灵的存在
What we either have to do is deny the claims I'm made about the nature of death, or else go on to ask-- supposing they are true-- ? how should we live in light of them?
我们要做的是,否认我对死亡的本质的说法,或者继续问-,假设它们是真的-,鉴于此,我们应该怎样生活?
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