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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So look, why am I justified in believing in germs, various kinds of viruses that I can't see, or bacteria or what have you, that I can't see?

所以,我为什么相信微生物,相信各种肉眼无法看到的病毒,细菌等诸如此类我看不到的东西确实存在

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Joe says it is theft, maybe in an extreme case it's justified, maybe a parent is justified in stealing a loaf of bread to feed his or her hungry family.

乔说这是盗窃，但在极端情况下也许可以原谅，例如为了养活饥饿的家人,而去偷面包的家长。

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But despite this enormous concession and this realization, Satan is still justified, I think, in his cynical demystification of God's behavior before the defeat of the rebel angels.

尽管后来做出了如此重大的妥协和转变，但我认为撒旦在叛乱天使战败前对上帝行为,冷嘲热讽的行为还是有其道理的。

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Why aren't I justified in believing in the existence of demons?

我为什么不认为相信恶魔的存在是正确的呢

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So we're justified in believing in germs, but not demons.

所以,我们相信微生物理论合理,而恶魔理论则不合理

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What we're justified in believing are those things that we need, not simply when they would offer us some kind of explanation, but when they offer us the best explanation that we can think of.

我们确信我们需要某些东西,不仅在于它们为我们提供了某种解释,还在于它们能使我们,想出的最佳解释

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