In announcing the award, Templeton officials said "Ayala's clear voice in matters of science and faith echoes the foundation's belief that evolution of the mind and truly open-minded inquiry can lead to real spiritual progress in the world."

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I'm a semi-bluesman in the life of mind of jazz man, and a world of ideas, that puts stresses on the spirit.

我是半个布鲁斯乐者，又拥有爵士乐者的灵魂，以及一大把的想法，这使得我的精神很有紧迫感。

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The mind can think about them, but justice itself--this perfect, this idea of being perfectly just-- that's something the mind can think about, but it's not here in the world.

心灵可以去设想它们,但是正义本身,即完美的正义这个理念,它是可以用心灵去把握的,尽管在现实世界里不存在

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