TED演讲:科学可以回答道德问题(11)

 　　He likes chocolate, he likes vanilla¹.  他喜欢巧克力，他喜欢香草

　　There's nothing that one should be able to say to the other that should persuade the other. 无论跟他们说什么，都不能改变他们。

　　Notice that we don't do this in science.  但我们不会这样讨论科学

　　On the left you have Edward Witten. He's a string theorist. 左边这位是爱德华·威滕。他是弦理论的专家

　　If you ask the smartest physicists³ around who is the smartest physicist² around, 如果你问你旁边最聪明的物理学家谁是世界上最聪明的物理学家

　　in my experience half of them will say Ed Witten.  我的经验是一半都会说是爱德华·威滕

　　The other half will tell you they don't like the question.  另外一半会告诉你她们不喜欢这个问题

　　So, what would happen if I showed up at a physics conference and said, "String theory is bogus. 那么，如果我出现在一个物理研讨会，然后说弦理论是个假货

　　It doesn't resonate with me. It's not how I chose to view the universe at a small scale. I'm not a fan." 我对它没有感觉，这不是我选择的宇宙观，我不是那派的。

　　Well, nothing would happen because I'm not a physicist; I don't understand string theory. 什么都不会发生，因为我不是物理学家，我不懂弦理论

　　I'm the Ted⁴ Bundy of string theory.  我是弦理论的Ted Bundy

　　I wouldn't want to belong to any string theory club that would have me as a member. But this is just the point. 我不想加入任何愿意接受我的弦理论社团，这就是重点

　　Whenever we are talking about facts certain opinions must be excluded. 当我们谈论事实，我们必须排除某些意见

　　That is what it is to have a domain⁵ of expertise⁶. That is what it is for knowledge to count. 那就是为什么我们有专业。那就是为什么我们应该依靠知识

　　How have we convinced ourselves that in the moral sphere there is no such thing as moral expertise, 无论我们怎么和自己说，在道德里没有所谓的道德专家

　　or moral talent, or moral genius even?  道德人才，或甚至道德天才

　　How have we convinced ourselves that every opinion has to count? 为什么我们要说服自己所有的意见都应该纳入考虑？

　　How have we convinced ourselves that every culture has a point of view on these subjects worth considering? 我们是怎么说服自己，所有的文化对这些事情都有自己的观点，而我们都应该把他们纳入考量？

1 vanilla   

n.香子兰，香草

参考例句：

• He used to love milk flavoured with vanilla.他过去常爱喝带香草味的牛奶。
• I added a dollop of vanilla ice-cream to the pie.我在馅饼里加了一块香草冰激凌。

2 physicist   

n.物理学家，研究物理学的人

参考例句：

• He is a physicist of the first rank.他是一流的物理学家。
• The successful physicist never puts on airs.这位卓有成就的物理学家从不摆架子。

3 physicists   

物理学家( physicist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• For many particle physicists, however, it was a year of frustration. 对于许多粒子物理学家来说，这是受挫折的一年。 来自英汉非文学 - 科技
• Physicists seek rules or patterns to provide a framework. 物理学家寻求用法则或图式来构成一个框架。

4 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

5 domain   

n.(活动等)领域，范围；领地，势力范围

参考例句：

• This information should be in the public domain.这一消息应该为公众所知。
• This question comes into the domain of philosophy.这一问题属于哲学范畴。

6 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。