We are convinced that a denial or neglect of these principles will lead to increasingly destructive consequences in our families, our churches, and the culture at large.

我们确信，否认或忽视这些原则将导致在我们的家庭中，在我们的教会中，以及在整体文化中毁灭性的影响日益加增。

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Anger can be destructive, even if it doesn't lead to dire consequences.

即使不会造成可怕的后果，愤怒也是具有破坏性的。

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Seafloor mining might therefore be less destructive than mining on land, which brings such not-exactly-benign consequences as mountaintop removal, mercury pollution, and destruction of watersheds.

因此，海底矿物开采比起在陆地上进行的开采，破坏性就小了许多。陆上开采可能造成诸如削平山头，水银污染和水域破坏的恶性后果。

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Yet we can learn to accept our fears as part of us, and then navigate their destructive consequences.

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But it is further ahead, as temperatures rise towards two degrees, that the true destructive consequences of climate change are unleashed.

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Having hosted refugees fleeing political violence and mayhem in neighboring countries, Ghanaian politicians and the people are now well aware of the destructive consequences an irresponsible political decision may cause.

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