Therefore, when I considered this carefully, the contempt which I had to fear because of the novelty and apparent absurdity of my view, nearly induced me to abandon utterly the work I had begun.
因此，当我仔细考虑这个问题时，由于我的观点的新奇和明显的荒谬，我不得不害怕受到轻视，这几乎使我完全放弃了我已经开始的工作。
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