信件向教皇发出挑战，要求教皇参加他曾 言及的他所最希望看到的事情：一场有关信仰和理性的生动而礼貌的交流。
The letter challenges the pontiff to engage in the thing he says he wants most: a robust, courteous exchange about faith and reason.
已故的古生物学家史蒂芬.杰.古尔德（Stephen Jay Gould）就在他的“诺玛理论”（NOMA：non-overlapping magisteria）中把理性和信仰分割看待。
The late paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould separated reason and faith with his non-overlapping magisteria (NOMA)
“为什么我们会在这儿？”我认为这个问题十分有趣，因为这个问题和霍金对此的回答正是另外一个问题的症结所在：为什么在理性和信仰之间发生的全部争论中，谁也没能占到上风？
I think it's an interesting question because it and Hawking's answer get to the crux of why the entire debate between reason and faith gets nowhere fast.
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