无论如何,所有这些复杂的措施都有相同的心理目的:让人们相信自由落体运动将会停止,从而抑制人们对自由落体运动持续下去的恐惧。
Regardless, all these complex measures had the same psychological purpose: to reassure people that the free fall would stop and, thereby, curb the fear that would perpetuate a free fall.
很多人都相信自由市场。
但是不相信自由意志不仅仅让人不快,对社会也很危险。
But a disbelief in free will is not only repugnant, it's also dangerous for society.
这也证明了政客们知道美国人民依旧相信自由市场是一个好东西。
It also demonstrates that politicians know that Americans still believe the free market is a good thing.
对于我们这些相信自由市场和私人企业的人来说,他们的故事是一场悲剧。
Their story is a tragedy for those of us who believe in free markets and private enterprise.
如果不相信自由意志使得人们不助,也许这也会使得他们表现得更具侵犯性。
If a disbelief in free will makes people less helpful, perhaps it also makes them more likely to behave aggressively.
最近的发现将不相信自由意志的影响扩大到更加基本的物理层面。
The latest findings extend the effects of disbelieving to a more basic physical level.
你相信,你的去皮的绒毛会脱落-慢慢地,一次一层-直到满意。你相信自由。
You trust that the peeling of your fluff will reveal - slowly, one layer at a time - contentment. You trust in freedom.
他说,他的国家是个小国,但是这里的人民相信自由比他们要付出的任何代价都更重要。
He says this is a small country, but people here believe liberty is more important than any price they have to pay.
你相信自由意志吗,弗兰克?或者你认为一个人做的每件事都是事先定好的?
Do you believe in free will, Frank? Or do you think that everything a person does is determined in advance?
而另一种系统则相信自由是上帝给予全世界的礼物,自由与正义是通往和平的道路。
The other system is based on the conviction that freedom is the universal gift of Almighty God and that liberty and justice light the path to peace.
因此,我们不论做什么,都必须相信自由的人民有能力作出明智的决定,并让他们有力量改善自己的生活和前途。
So in all we do, we must trust in the ability of free people to make wise decisions, and empower them to improve their lives and their futures.
他相信自由电梯公司有一定的优势,因为它专门从事美产电梯的安装工作,而自由女神项目有严格的美式要求。
He believes Liberty could have an edge because it specializes in installing American-made elevators, and the Statue of Liberty project has stringent made-in-America requirements.
在这个实验中(认知日报Cognitive Daily对此有叙述),那些被鼓励相信自由意志的被试更少在考试中作弊。
In that experiment (covered by Cognitive Daily) participants whose disbelief in free will was encouraged were more likely to cheat on a test.
事实上,他们有时会结束自己的生命,因为他们遭受虐待,也因为他们相信自己会重生,自由生活在自己的土地上。
In fact, they sometimes take their own lives because they are treated so badly, and because they believe they will be born again, free and living in their own land.
与此同时,工薪阶层的父母相信他们的孩子会自然而然地茁壮成长,给予他们更多的独立性和自由玩耍的时间。
Working-class parents, meanwhile, believe their children will naturally thrive, and give them far greater independence and time for free play.
决策者们仍旧在相信放任的自由市场活动;特别是当他的那些狡诈的朋友们还能在这种情况下捞钱。
The "Decider" still believes in the unrestricted activity of the free market; especially when his crooked friends can make a buck on the deal.
当然,我们对自由意志相信的程度有差异,而这也同样会影响我们在多大程度上准备帮助别人。
Of course we each differ in the amount we believe in free will and this may well affect how much help we are prepared to offer others.
如果我们能发现真相,紧紧拥抱,毫不动摇,我相信我们将获得自由。
If we can find that truth and hold it tightly with unwavering palms, I believe we will find freedom.
如果你相信这两件事,那意味着上帝对自由和这片土地有着特殊的目的。
If you believe those two things to be true, that means God has a special purpose for this land and freedom.
但是我想他相信着爱,作为责任和自由的爱,尽管它往往无法彼此调和。
But I think he believed in love which is a responsibility and a freedom but not always an easy mix.
或许我们需要相信灵魂的理由就是,为了便于解释自由意志。
So maybe that's why we need to believe in souls in order to explain free will.
有哲学家,这里我要对他们敬意并声明,我也是他们中的一员,有哲学家相信,事实上,自由意志的观点,和决定论并非是不相容的。
There are philosophers — and here I'll tip my hat and say, I'm one of them — there are philosophers who believe that, in fact, the idea of free will is not incompatible with determinism.
我的观点不过就是说我们不应该这么草率地,认为我们不得不相信,灵魂的存在,从而解释我们有自由意志。
My point here was only to say we shouldn't be so quick to think that we have to believe in the existence of a soul in order to explain our having free will.
我的观点不过就是说我们不应该这么草率地,认为我们不得不相信,灵魂的存在,从而解释我们有自由意志。
My point here was only to say we shouldn't be so quick to think that we have to believe in the existence of a soul in order to explain our having free will.
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