There's some space up in heaven where all the unborn babies are that will live in the future and, unfortunately, they're not able to have a town meeting; but, let's suppose they could.

想象一下在天堂的某处,所有尚未出生但即将诞生的小婴儿们在那儿，可惜的是，他们开不了人民大会吧;,不过，我们假设这能成真。

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And from the fact, even if we were to agree with it, that it would've been better if we hadn't been born-- instead of feeling sorry for unborn Larry, Larry perhaps we should envy unborn Larry; that's what the pessimists say-- even if that were true, it wouldn't follow that suicide was an appropriate response.

从这个事实讲，即使我们同意，我们没有出生更好-,与其为没出生的Larry感到遗憾，也许我们应该嫉妒未出生的;,这正是悲观主义者的观点-,即使这是对的，也得不出自杀是适合的回应的结论。

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