It means,when my brain gets split, my soul is going to end up in Lefty or in Righty,but not in both.
这个意思是,我的大脑被一分为二后,灵魂将只能进入小左或小右其中一个。
Alternatively,it might have been that Righty woke up, but Lefty doesn't wake up,doesn't survive the operation.
或者是,醒来的是小右,而小左没能熬过手术,再也没醒来。
Yeah,it would be a problem for believing in souls if Righty could wake up without one.
是的,如果小右醒过来没有了灵魂,要相信灵魂的存在确实有问题。
And in this case,both of Lefty and Righty seem to have enough of Shelly Kagan's brain.
在本案例中,小左和小右都有足够的大脑。
Shelly Kagan We could say Lefty is Shelly Kagan and Righty is not.
我们可以说小左是。
But if that's right,what's going on in Righty's case?
但如果这是对的,小右的案例又如何解释呢?
But Righty will also say,Give me a break.
但小右也会说,拜托。
Lefty goes to California.Righty moves to Vermont.
小左去了加利福尼亚,小右去了佛蒙特。
We could say,well,it's Lefty and not Righty.
我们能说,是小左而不是小右。
Lefty and Righty both wake up.
小左和小右分别醒来。
Righty's body is animated.
他的身体是运作的。
Righty is an imposter.
小右是冒名顶替的。
Righty has free will.
有自由意志。
Righty's an imposter.
小右不是,他是冒名顶替的。
Righty is aware.
小右是有意识的。
Righty is creative.
有创造力的。
Righty's got personality.
有人格。
Righty is conscious.
有知觉的。
Righty makes plans.
有计划。
Righty is rational.
有理性。
And similarly,of course,there's nothing in the body view to make us say that Righty is Shelly Kagan and Lefty isn't.
同样的,肉体理论也没有标准,让我们能说小右是Shelly,Kagan而小左不是。
But since we stipulated that Shelly Kagan's soul is going to end up in Lefty, Righty is not going to wake up.
但我们已经规定Shelly,Kagan的灵魂会进入小左,小右会永远长眠。
After the accident,we've got two people,Lefty and Righty, or two entities,Lefty and Righty, both of whom have Shelly Kagan's memories, beliefs,desires,goals,and so forth.
事故之后,一人化作两人或是两个实体,小左和小右,两人都有Shelly,Kagan的记忆,信念,欲望,目标以及种种。
If Shelly Kagan's soul does not migrate to Lefty or Righty, Shelly Kagan neither of them is Shelly Kagan,according to the soul theory.
如果Shelly,Kagan的灵魂没有进入小左或小右,则根据灵魂理论,他们都不是。
But it's also true that Righty's got half of Shelly Kagan's brain and that seems good enough.
但小右也有Shelly,Kagan的半个大脑,同样也够了。
Each one of Lefty and Righty has one of the pieces of the split Shelly Kagan soul.
小左和小右,都拥有Shelly,Kagan的一部分灵魂。
But now Righty's a person without a soul,because we just hypothesized, oh,Shelly Kagan's soul's up there.
但现在小右是个没有没有灵魂的人,因为我们猜测Shelly,Kagan的灵魂在别处。
So there's no reason to say that Lefty is Shelly Kagan and Righty isn't.
所以没理由说小左是Shelly,Kagan而小右不是。
Smith's torso with the right half of Shelly Kagan's brain,let's call him Righty.
带有Shelly,Kagan右脑的Smith的躯体叫做小右。
There's no good reason to say Righty is Shelly Kagan and Lefty isn't.
也不能说小右是Shelly,Kagan而小左不是。
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