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.

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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I'm writing for my ideal reader, for somebody who's willing to take the time, who's willing to get lost in a new world, who's willing to do their part. But then I have to do my part and give them a sound and a voice that they believe in enough to keep going.

我在为我理想的读者写作,为那些愿意花时间,愿意迷失在新世界,愿意尽自己的一份力量的人写作。但我必须尽自己的一份力量,给他们一个声音,一个他们深信不疑的声音,让他们继续前进。

I had to pick myself up and get on with it, do it all over again, only even better this time.

我必须振作起来,重新开始,再来一遍,这次做得更好。