You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep seated need to believe.

  • -- Carl Sagan 卡尔·萨根

你无法说服一个相信任何事情的人;因为他们的信仰不是建立在证据的基础上,而是建立在对信仰的深层需求之上。

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I am concerned because even in the past two years that were the jubilee years, I have seen evident signs which show that the people are still in great difficulties, and there are things that still need to be remedied and looked after in many areas.

我感到关切,因为即使在过去的两年是禧年,我也看到了明显的迹象,表明人民仍然处于巨大的困难之中,许多地区仍有许多事情需要纠正和处理。

What has always surprised me when I walk into a bookstore is the number of books that you can find that are written with certainty. The authors tell some story as though it's true, but they don't have any evidence that it is true!

当我走进一家书店时,总是让我感到惊讶的是,你能找到的确定无疑的书的数量。作者讲了一些故事,好像它是真的,但他们没有任何证据证明它是真的!

Hype is the awkward and desperate attempt to convince journalists that what you've made is worth the misery of having to review it.

炒作是一种尴尬而绝望的尝试,它试图让记者相信,你所做的一切值得他们痛苦地去回顾。

I'm not out to convince anybody of anything.

我不想说服任何人任何事。