In science, "fact" can only mean "confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent." I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms.

-- Stephen Jay Gould 斯蒂芬·杰·古尔德

在科学上，“事实”只能表示“被证实到一定程度，而不予以暂时的同意是反常的”。我认为苹果明天可能会开始上涨，但这种可能性不值得在物理课堂上花同样的时间。

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I've got an article where my mum says that I used to run home from school to watch the Stones on TV. Right from when I was at college I wanted to be in that band.

我有一篇文章，我妈妈说我过去常常从学校跑回家看电视上的石头。我上大学的时候就想加入那个乐队。

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I guess none of us like to look back in our lives to a time when we made poor judgments and foolish mistakes.

我想，没有人愿意回顾自己一生中做出错误判断和犯下愚蠢错误的那段时光。

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The man of science has learned to believe in justification, not by faith, but by verification.

科学家已经学会相信理由，不是通过信仰，而是通过验证。

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Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.

随时随地用言语传福音。

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