And if government abuses its own people terribly, we should just ignore that.

如果政府严重伤害了人民，我们应该置之不理。

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But it would be reckless, it seems to me, to just put them aside and not ask yourself the question, "Can there be something believable at the roof of this?"

但是我认为如果将其置之不理,是很草率的,你们应该扪心自问,"这些神话故事是否有历史研究价值呢"

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