The basic fault lines today are not between people with different beliefs but between people who hold these beliefs with an element of uncertainty and people who hold these beliefs with a pretense of certitude.

  • -- Peter Ludwig Berger 彼得·伯格

今天的基本断层线不是不同信仰的人之间的断层线,而是持有这些信仰的人之间的断层线,这些人的信仰带有不确定性,而持有这些信仰的人的信仰带有确定性。

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Most of the confidence which I appear to feel, especially when influenced by noon wine, is only a pretense.

我表现出来的大部分自信,尤其是受到午间酒的影响时,只是一种伪装。

Political Freedom without economic equality is a pretense, a fraud, a lie; and the workers want no lying.

没有经济平等的政治自由是一种借口、一种骗局、一种谎言;工人们不想撒谎。

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.

真理是通过检查和拖延来证实的;因匆忙和不确定而撒谎。

Certitude belongs exclusively to those who only own one encyclopedia.

确信只属于那些只有一本百科全书的人。

I used to be scared of uncertainty; now I get a high out of it.

我曾经害怕不确定性;现在我很兴奋。