Eventually, I believe, current attempts to understand the mind by analogy with man-made computers that can perform superbly some of the same external tasks as conscious beings will be recognized as a gigantic waste of time.

  • -- Thomas Nagel 托马斯·内格尔

最终,我相信,目前试图用人造计算机来理解大脑的尝试将被认为是巨大的浪费时间。人造计算机可以出色地执行一些与有意识的人相同的外部任务。

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Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed.

尝试简单的任务,就像它们是困难的,困难的,就像它们是容易的;信心既不能睡觉,也不能惊惶。

I never believe them when they say that because you really have to sort of be aware of what's going on in the news in order to get the jokes on the show.

我从来不相信他们说的那些话,因为你真的必须要知道新闻里发生了什么,才能在节目中看到笑话。

While you wake up today, someone is taking their last breath. Thank God for another wonderful day don’t waste it. Reach others with love

当你今天醒来的时候,有人已经奄奄一息了。感谢上帝赐予我们又一个美好的一天,不要浪费它。用爱与他人沟通

I like to watch mankind in its futile attempt to understand the unknown, when they don't even understand that which they know.

我喜欢看人类徒劳地试图理解未知,而他们甚至不理解他们所知道的。

I can't understand why a person will take a year to write a novel when he can easily buy one for a few dollars.

我不明白为什么一个人要花一年的时间来写小说,而他却可以轻易地花几美元买到一本。

This is why I belong, and why I believe. I commend to all this same search for happiness and for the truth.

这就是我归属的原因,也是我相信的原因。我推荐所有这些同样的对幸福和真理的探索。

There's always going to be somebody who takes a dislike to you and you can't waste time worrying about it.

总会有人讨厌你,你不能浪费时间去担心。

There are times when God leaves huge question marks as tools in our lives to stretch our our faith.

有时候,神会在我们的生活中留下巨大的问号,作为扩展我们信心的工具。

So much time is wasted on trying to be better than others.

太多的时间被浪费在试图比别人更好。

The waste of plenty is the resource of scarcity.

丰富的浪费是稀缺的资源。

We don't need to understand everything.

我们不需要什么都懂。

The time I kill is killing me.

我消磨的时间快把我累死了。