One group of arguments for the existence of a soul says, "We need to posit a soul in order to explain something, whether it's something everyday or something supernatural."

主张灵魂存在的一方声称，我们必须假设灵魂存在，才能解释一些，司空见惯或是超自然的现象。

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Well maybe it's just some supernatural force, maybe it's even God, and maybe God has just decided it's not yet time for this to happen.

也许是某种超自然力量，也许甚至是神，也许神决定还不是时候让这事发生。

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"Whether it's a dead ancestor or God, whatever supernatural agent it is, if you think they're watching you, your behavior is going to be affected," he says.

“无论是死去多年的祖先或是上帝，不管它是什么超自然的代表，如果你相信他们在俯视着你，你的行为就要受到影响，”他说。

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One group of arguments for the existence of a soul says, "We need to posit a soul in order to explain something, whether it's something everyday or something supernatural."

主张灵魂存在的一方声称,我们必须假设灵魂存在,才能解释一些,司空见惯或是超自然的现象

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