- aDo you believe in god?
你相信上帝吗?
- bNot at all. I’m an agnostic. do you?
不相信。我是一个无神论者。你呢?
- aI’m not sure. Why don’t you believe there is a god?
我不确定。为什么你不相信上帝呢?
- bI think everything has a scientific explanation rather than a theological one.
我认为所有的东西都有一个科学的解释,而不是一个神学解释。
- aI basically believe in science over theology. I mean, I believe in evolution for example. However, there are many things that science hasn’t explained yet.
我更相信科学,而不是神学。我是说,比如我相信进化论。但是,还有很多事情是科学无法解释的。
- bI’m sure that science will explain everything eventually. I think that the strangest thing about religion is that so many religions people act in ways that their religion claims are wrong.
事实上我确信科学最终会解释所有的事情。我觉得最奇怪的是很多信仰宗教的人做出许多与他们教义相违背的事。
- aFor example?
比如?
- bReligions preach tolerance, but many wars are caused by intolerant religious fanatics.
宗教鼓吹宽容,但许多战争是由于狭隘的宗教狂热分子引起的。
- aYes. Such people don’t appear to be acting in accordance with their religious beliefs.
是的。这样的人似乎不会按照他们的宗教信仰做事。