他是持怀疑态度的——他不接受那些不是基于现有最完整证据的陈述——因此拒绝将权威作为真理的唯一基础。

He is skeptical—he does not accept statements which are not based on the most complete evidence available—and therefore rejects authority as the sole basis for truth.

youdao

我父母希望我能遵循他们的梦想，而不是我的梦想，而事实很简单，我不接受他们的梦想，并不能就把我当成一名罪犯或者一名流浪者。

My parents wanted me to follow their dreams, not my dreams, and the simple fact that I didn't accept that does not make me a criminal or an outcast.

youdao

这不是说，你就不应该了解这些案例或是不接受这些案例中有价值的部分 (事实上你应该吸取有价值的部分)。

That's not to say you shouldn't read them or shouldn't take away value from the examples (you definitely should).

youdao

There's nothing unacceptable or inappropriate or misguided about not thinking about all sorts of facts that you might have learned at some point or the other.

不去想所有那些你在某时得知的事实,并不是不可接受的或者说不合适的,或者说是误入歧途的。

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