He believed strongly that archaeological findings were important external evidence for the basic historicity and authenticity of, for example, the patriarchal stories.

他坚信，考古发现对基本的历史真实性和,比方说族长故事的可信性来说,都是重要的外部证据。

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But what we seem to be justified in believing is not just any old explanation, but the "Best explanation."

但是,我们认为正确并坚信着的,不是某些随便的陈旧解释,而是,最佳解释

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He believed in a strong central state, which was a real departure for him from the rest of the pro-slavery writers.

他坚信有个强大的中央政府,在亲奴主义作家中,他的理论着实是个大飞跃

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I am convinced that you cannot study the mind solely by looking at the discipline of psychology.

我坚信,仅仅局限于心理学学科的学习,是不可能让你有能力去研究人类心理的

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The power of the sovereign, Hobbes continually insists, must be unlimited.

霍布斯始终坚信，君主应当拥有绝对和无限的权力。

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However, after a while,he comes to be too satisfied, too comfortable with his own brilliance and when another threat comes to the city,he is confident that he can solve the problem again for his people.

但是此后,他过于满足于,他自己的智谋,以至于他坚信能为他的人民,化解新的威胁

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And I, as president of ACLS, was one of the spokespersons for people who believed in the integrity of culture and who were accused of undermining cultural values, religious values, political values.

而我作为ACLS的主席，便成为一些人的发言人之一,这些人坚信文化的完整性,但有些人谴责我们侵蚀了,文化，宗教和政治的价值观。

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Often by looking at extremes it throws into sharp contrast things we naturally take for granted.

通常对极端情况的研究,会与我们日常所坚信的信念,形成强烈的反差

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He actually welcomes this in a certain way, because he believes his soul is immortal.

反而以某种方式迎接死神的降临,因为他坚信灵魂是不朽的

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