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A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.

  • -- Max Planck 马克斯·普朗克

一个新的科学真理不是通过说服它的对手并让他们看到光明而取得胜利，而是因为它的对手最终会消亡，而熟悉它的新一代会成长起来。

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How is it that, in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence, there are still some who would deny the dangers of climate change? Not surprisingly, the loudest voices are not scientific, and it is remarkable how many economists, lawyers, journalists and politicians set themselves up as experts on the science.

为什么，面对压倒性的科学证据，仍然有一些人会否认气候变化的危险?毫不奇怪，最响亮的声音并不科学，而且值得注意的是，有多少经济学家、律师、记者和政治家自称是科学专家。

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The plain man is familiar with blindness and deafness, and knows from his everyday experience that the look of things is influenced by his senses; but it never occurs to him to regard the whole world as the creation of his senses.

平凡人对盲、聋很熟悉，从他的日常经验中知道，事物的外观是受他的感官影响的;但是他从来没有想过把整个世界看作是他感官的创造。

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I went swimming the other day and my wife was watching and she said, 'You know, it's funny, it's when you've got no clothes on, no one recognizes you.' I said, 'What are you saying? That I should do more love scenes?'

有一天我去游泳，我妻子看着我说，‘你知道吗，这很有趣，当你没穿衣服的时候，没有人认出你来。我说，“你在说什么?”我应该拍更多的爱情戏吗?”

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The credit which the apparent conformity with recognized scientific standards can gain for seemingly simple but false theories may, as the present instance shows, have grave consequences.

正如目前的例子所表明的那样，表面上符合公认的科学标准的人可以从看似简单而错误的理论中获得荣誉，这可能会产生严重的后果。

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Correcting it, I don't know; just shedding the light of day on it is a first major step, being one of the earliest generations not to just accept the words.

纠正它，我不知道;作为最早一批不接受这些话的人之一，光是让它大白于天下就是迈出了重要的第一步。

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I had heard so much negative talk about our generation, that we're slackers and young fogies, that I knew wasn't true of the people I know.

我听过很多关于我们这一代人的负面言论，说我们是懒虫和年轻的守旧者，我知道我认识的人都不是这样。

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I write thrillers for the same reason that people read them – it's escapism.

我写惊悚小说的原因和人们读它们的原因是一样的——那就是逃避现实。

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I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that.

我想你会发现它比那要复杂一些。

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