Without that link, the survival of objects and raw data doesn't guarantee the survival of knowledge.

如果没有这种联系，这些物品与原始数据即使得到保存，也不能保证后世能够理解。

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People suffering from amnesia don't forget their general knowledge of objects.

患有失忆症的人不会忘记他们对物品的常识。

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It would have been relatively easy for a person with knowledge of metals to melt down bronze objects and forge them into coins.

对懂金属的人来说，熔化青铜制品并将其锻造成硬币是相对容易的。

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Where this does break down is when you need to pass or interact with physical objects rather than knowledge and information.

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But as far as I can see it is a howling non sequitur to conclude that mental data are objects of scientific knowledge.

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In addition, supervising the museum's Antonio Ratti Textile Centre introduced him to curators from almost every department and increased his knowledge of the museum's immense holdings, which number more than 2m objects.

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