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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The crucial question is,what did you want out of survival?

关键问题是，你想从生存中得到什么？

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Now, the crucial question, of course, is, "What's the relevant feature F?"

但关键问题是,那个相关的特性F是什么

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If the really crucial question is not Do I survive, but Do I have what I wanted when I wanted to survive?

如果关键的问题不是我是否存活，而是我存活时是否有我需要的东西？

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But at this point, I think it's crucial to remember the point that it's not just the question, "Who's got an explanation?"

但是对于这一点,我认为最为关键的就是记住,问题不仅在于,谁能解释

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Still, in trying to get clear about the nature of wellbeing, the crucial thing to do is to focus not on the question about instrumental value, but rather to focus on the question of intrinsic value.

想搞清楚幸福的本质，至关重要的不是专注于,利用价值的问题，而是应专注于固有价值的问题。

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