Now, I've been saying kind things about Western civilization, but I would not want to deny that there is a dark side to the western experience and its way of life.

我刚刚一直说的都是西方文明光辉的一面,但我是不得不承认,西方文明,也有它黑暗的一面

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Quasi-magical thinking is an illusion that they documented that occurs regularly in people, which they might deny if asked about, but there's an illusion that I can control randomness through my willpower.

准神奇式思考是一种错觉,会定期在人们的思维中出现,他们也许会否认这点,但的确存在一种错觉,使人误以为可以通过意志力控制随机事件

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But there's the middle possibility, which is not so much think about them and deny them, not so much think about them, accept them and act accordingly, but simply don't think about them.

但有一个折中的可能性，没有考虑太多也没有否认它们，没有考虑太多，接受它们并采取相应的行为，而只是完全不去考虑。

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What we either have to do is deny the claims I'm made about the nature of death, or else go on to ask-- supposing they are true-- ? how should we live in light of them?

我们要做的是,否认我对死亡的本质的说法，或者继续问-,假设它们是真的-,鉴于此，我们应该怎样生活？

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