Maybe you'll now believe Hobbes if you don't believe me. So the state of nature, it's a state of insecurity, it's a state of conflict.

如果你不相信我的话，你也不一定相信霍布斯,所以自然状态,是一种不安全的状态，是一种矛盾的状态。

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Now, mind you, I haven't said anything today to convince you of the truth of compatibilism, nor am I going to try to do that.

现在,注意了,今天我没说过任何,来说服你们相信相容主义的话,我也不打算那样做

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And again,don't take my word for it of course.

别盲目相信我的话。

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Now,if the Michigan guy hadn't been there, what I would have done, if I believed in the personality theory or when I believe in the personality theory, is say Oh look,Napoleon--reincarnated in New York.

如果密西根家伙不曾出现在那里，那么我就会，假如我相信人格理论的话，我便会说，看，拿破仑在纽约转生了。

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