They were only temporarily not P-functioning, just like we are temporarily not P-functioning when we're asleep.

只是暂时失去了人格功能性，就像我们睡觉时,暂时没有人格功能性一样。

youdao

Well, that's at least an improvement, because then we say, look, while you're asleep, even though there's no P-functioning going on, the lack of P-functioning is temporary, so you're still alive.

这至少算是个改进，因为我们能说，看，你睡着了，即便没有任何人格功能性发生，人格功能性的缺少是暂时的，就说明你还活着。

youdao

We might say, look, while you're asleep, it's true that you're not P-functioning.

我们可以说，看，当你睡着时，确实没有人格功能性。

youdao