sometimes I'm drawn toward the neutral view; sometimes I'm drawn toward the thought that being alive per se is good for you.

有时候我更赞同中性理论;,有时候我赞同,活着本身就是好事。

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For simplicity I'll talk about these views as though they say life per se is valuable.

因为我会简单地把这些观点描述成,生活本身是有价值的。

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Here are two stories not having to do with death per se that may help us get a feel for the oddity of trying to disregard these facts.

下面有两个和死亡本身无关的故事,可能会让我们感觉到,试图无视这些事实的奇怪之处。

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