So although I'm trying to sketch the dualist position, as I explained on Tuesday, I don't myself believe in souls.

尽管我在尝试去概述,二元论的观点,就像我在周二所说的,我自己并不相信灵魂

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I announced on the first day of class that I don't, myself, believe in the existence of a soul.

第一节课上,我就声明,本人并不相信灵魂的存在

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Well--since I myself don't believe in souls, it's hard to surprise you to learn that I don't think the soul theory of personal identity is right.

因为我本身不相信灵魂的存在，所以你们肯定能想到,我认为人格同一性的灵魂论,不是正确的。

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I can believe in the existence of a meeting that takes place, even though I smuggle myself in as an observer when I picture that meeting.

即便在想象那场会议时，将自己作为观察者带入其中,我仍然相信会议的存在。

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I can believe in the possibility of a world without me, even though I smuggle myself in as an observer when I picture that world without me.

即便在设想没有我的世界时，将自己作为观察者带入其中,我还是能相信没有我的世界存在的可能。

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From which I think it follows that the mere fact that I've smuggled myself in as an observer doesn't mean that I don't really believe in the possibility that I'm observing in my mind's eye.

我想接下来就是说,仅仅是我将自己作为观察者进入,这一事实并不代表我不相信,我在脑中构建的这种可能性。

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