I'm an organic chemist, so I love carbon, it's one of my favorite atoms to talk about, but it would be nice to get to the point of bonding and even reactions to talk about all the exciting things we can think about once we're at that point.

我是个有机化学家，我喜欢碳原子，这是我最喜欢谈论的原子之一，但我更喜欢讲成键,甚至化学反应的概念,一旦到了这之后,我们就可以考虑各种激动人心的事情。

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No harm would be done if we call it a mind, though the reason I will typically talk about a soul is to try to flag the crucial point of the dualist view.

我们叫它心灵是完全可以的,我之所以重点强调,灵魂是为了,标识出二元论的重要论点

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And it's of course possible to say, well, just imagine a friend that you would want to talk through all eternity to. But the whole point is, I can't imagine what that would be like.

当然可以说，想象一个你想与之,永远长谈的朋友，但问题是，我无法想象那种情景。

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