If the concept of God has any validity or any use, it can only be to make us larger, freer, and more loving. If God cannot do this, then it is time we got rid of Him.

  • -- James Baldwin 鲍德温

如果上帝的概念有任何有效性或用途,它只能使我们更大,更自由,更有爱。如果上帝不能这样做,那么是时候我们摆脱他了。

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My dad used to say, 'You have to become part of the machine to beat the machine,' and there's some validity in it. But honestly, even when I'm inside the machine, you still see me. I stick out a little bit.

我父亲曾经说过,‘你必须成为机器的一部分,才能打败机器。’这句话有一定的道理。但说实话,即使我在机器里,你还是能看到我。我有点突出。

It's a mystery. That's the first thing that interests me about the idea of God. If there is one, it's mysterious and powerful and awesome to even consider the concept, and you have to take it seriously.

这是一个谜。这是我对上帝的概念感兴趣的第一件事。如果真的有这样一个概念,那么即使是考虑这个概念也会让人感到神秘、强大和敬畏,而且你必须认真对待它。

Our music has always been instant reactive and I guess taking our time to absorb things and say what you really want to say could be much more offensive than anything we've ever done.

我们的音乐一直是即时反应的,我想花点时间去吸收一些东西,说出你真正想说的话,可能比我们做过的任何事情都更具攻击性。

There is a saying that every nice piece of work needs the right person in the right place at the right time.

有句话说,每一件好作品都需要在正确的时间、正确的地点、正确的人。

It's meant to reaffirm the validity of that music - clean, minimalist, honest, classic music.

这是为了重申音乐的有效性-干净,简约,诚实,经典的音乐。

God is a concept by which we measure our pain.

上帝是一个用来衡量我们痛苦的概念。