It just reinforces the point that I was trying to make a few moments ago that the crucial question is not survival per se.

这将强化我刚才试图阐明的一点,就是关键问题不是存在本身。

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And the crucial question, presumably, is, "Should we believe in the existence of a soul?"

而最为关键的,也许是,我们应该相信灵魂是存在的吗

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And then poverty is a crucial part of that question.

贫困也是这个问题中重要的一部分。

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