God is a product of human labor, but then we turn around and we say God exists independently and has value objectively.

上帝是人类劳动的产物，但我们转过身却说上帝独立地存在,并且具有客观价值。

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And we need to ask in the case of higher or worthier pleasures are there theories of the good life that can provide independent moral standards for the worth of pleasures?

我们要问，就更高的或更有价值的快乐而言,是否存在“良善生活“的理论,能为快乐的价值,提供独立的道德标准？

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