TED演讲:无神论2.0

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　　is into those who believe and those who don't--into the religious and the atheists. 便是分为相信神的存在的一部分，以及不相信宗教信仰的另一部分--宗教教徒和无神论者

　　And for the last decade or so,  在最近的十年中

　　it's been quite clear what being an atheist¹ means. 对无神论者的定义已经是十分清楚的了

　　There have been some very vocal² atheists who've pointed³ out, 有些直话直说的无神论者，他们说

　　not just that religion is wrong, but that it's ridiculous. 宗教不仅仅是种欺骗，它还非常荒谬

　　These people, many of whom have lived in North Oxford⁴, have argued-- 说这些话的人很多都住在牛津北部，他们坚持 --

　　they've argued that believing in God is akin⁵ to believing in fairies 他们觉得相信上帝就像相信童话故事

　　and essentially⁶ that the whole thing is a childish game. 所以相信宗教根本就是一件很幼稚的事情

　　Now I think it's too easy.  我觉得那些定义太简单了

　　I think it's too easy to dismiss the whole of religion that way. 我觉得以那样的说法去排斥宗教，实在是太肤浅了

　　And it's as easy as shooting fish in a barrel.  那样的说法不具备说服力

　　And what I'd like to inaugurate today is a new way of being an atheist -- 我想提出一种以无神论者来对待宗教的方式

　　if you like, a new version of atheism⁷ we could call Atheism 2.0. 我把那种方式叫做无神论2.0

　　Now what is Atheism 2.0?  那什么是无神论2.0呢

　　Well it starts from a very basic premise⁸: of course, there's no God. 它有个最基本的前提，就是相信上帝是不存在的

　　Of course, there are no deities⁹ or supernatural spirits or angels, etc. 当然也没有神仙或者超自然的力量或者天使等等

　　Now let's move on; that's not the end of the story, that's the very, very beginning. 这只是最基本的一个开始，现在我们来更深层次地讨论一下

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