They were written by people in Canaan to the Pharaoh in Egypt remember the Pharaoh still has control over Canaan at this time.

由迦南人写给埃及法老的,记住当时法老仍然控制着迦南地区。

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It appears that people, at some level, think that they can exert willpower over it and control it.

这说明在某种程度上,人们认为他们可以通过意志力控制结果

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What it refers to is people get the impression that they can control randomness.

准神奇式思考指的是人们认为,自己可以做出某些行动,解除原来的决定或改变历史

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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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