We're right to say that a culture that can't tolerate free speech is... there are a wide range of positive human experiences that are not available in that culture. And we're right to want those experiences.

  • -- Sam Harris 山姆·哈里斯

我们说得对,不能容忍言论自由的文化是……有很多积极的人类体验是在那种文化中无法获得的。我们想要这些体验是对的。

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If one tries to think about history, it seems to me - it's like looking at a range of mountains. And the first time you see them, they look one way. But then time changes, the pattern of light shifts. Maybe you've moved slightly, your perspective has changed. The mountains are the same, but they look very different.

如果一个人试图思考历史,在我看来,这就像在看山脉。当你第一次看到它们的时候,它们会朝一个方向看。但随着时间的推移,光的模式也发生了变化。也许你已经稍微移动了一下,你的视角已经改变了。山是一样的,但是它们看起来很不一样。

These are all voluntary resources which help parents sort out the choices without infringing on the artists' rights to free speech, which is something that we respect.

这些都是自愿的资源,帮助家长在不侵犯艺术家言论自由的情况下做出选择,这是我们尊重的。

When I look down the range at the target all I can do is try to distinguish between the different colors.

当我向下看目标的范围时,我所能做的就是试着区分不同的颜色。

Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.

言论自由带来了一些倾听的自由。