"In 83 years it has botched every opportunity," anthropologist Scott Atran wrote last week.

人类学家斯科特·阿特兰上周写道：“八十三年，他们搞砸了每一次机会。”

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As anthropologist Scott Atran of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor points out, the benefits of holding such unfounded beliefs are questionable, in terms of evolutionary fitness.

密歇根大学安娜堡分校人类学家Scott a tran指出：此类并无根据的信仰，从进化论适者生存的角度来看，其有益之处其实大可质疑。

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University of Michigan professor and terrorism expert Scott Atran has also interviewed captured jihadists and would-be bombers.

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The research team includes Scott Atran, an American university professor.

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Professor SCOTT ATRAN (Psychology, University of Michigan): Yes.

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