There is a class, moreover, by whom all these scientific theories, and more are held as ascertained facts, and as the basis of philosophical inferences which strike at the root of theistic beliefs.

  • -- Asa Gray ASA灰色

此外,有一类人认为所有这些科学理论,以及更多的科学理论,都是确定的事实,都是哲学推论的基础,而哲学推论又触及有神论信仰的根源。

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There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the perils of life without the help of comfortable myths.

一个人如果没有舒适的神话的帮助,就不能面对生活的危险,这人有一点软弱和可鄙。

Moreover, since the sun remains stationary, whatever appears as a motion of the sun is really due rather to the motion of the earth.

此外,由于太阳是静止不动的,所以无论出现什么运动,实际上都是由于地球的运动。

What a man believes may be ascertained, not from his creed, but from the assumptions on which he habitually acts.

一个人的信仰可以被确定,不是从他的信条,而是从他习惯性的行为的假设。

Sometimes the hardest journeys are the ones that begin with little hope. But we need to take them anyway.

有时候最艰难的旅程是从希望渺茫开始的。但我们无论如何都要把它们拿走。

We also have a tendency to root for the fugitive. We're always on the side of the animal being chased.

我们也有支持逃犯的倾向。我们总是站在被追赶的动物一边。

Expectation is the root of all heartache.

期待是所有心痛的根源。