It is widely assumed, contrary to fact, that theism necessarily involves the two assumptions which cannot be squared with the existence of so much suffering, and that therefore, per impossibile, they simply have to be squared with the existence of all this suffering, somehow.

  • -- Walter Arnold Kaufmann 沃尔特·阿诺德·考夫曼

人们普遍认为,与事实相反,有神论必然包含两个假设,这两个假设不能与如此多的痛苦的存在相符合,因此,就不可能而言,它们只能以某种方式与所有这些痛苦的存在相符合。

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There are some sufferings that we seem as a creature to forget, or we would never survive as a creature among all the other creatures.

有一些痛苦,我们作为一个生物似乎忘记了,否则我们永远不会作为一个生物生存在所有其他生物。

Knowing someone else is going through the bizarreness of pregnancy with you makes it feel a little less impossible.

知道别人和你一起经历怀孕的奇怪经历,会让你觉得不太可能。

I found it was really impossible for me to write songs when I couldn't sing.

我发现当我不会唱歌的时候,我真的不可能写歌。

I understand that I will be made to suffer for my actions.

我知道我将为我的行为而受苦。