For the sake of contrast, let's examine the effects of a negative mental attitude.

为了较量起见，让咱们来看一下消极心态的阻碍。

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Putting aside,for the most part,the soul view, because I've argued that there are no souls-- although occasionally I bring it out just for the sake of comparison and contrast-- the main question we want to ask ourselves is how to choose between the body view and the personality view.

基本上可以把灵魂理论放到一边，因为我已经说过不认为有灵魂存在-,尽管有时候我会提到这个词,但那只是为了便于对比和比照-,我们要探讨的一个主要问题是,如何在两者之间取舍。

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