The present state of the system of nature is evidently a resultant of what it was in the preceding moment, and if we conceive of an intelligence which at a given instant comprehends all the relations of the entities of this universe, it could state the respective positions, motions, and general effects of all these entities at any time in the past or future.
自然系统的当前状态显然是前一时刻的结果,如果我们设想一个智能体在某一瞬间理解了这个宇宙中所有实体的关系,它就能陈述这些实体在过去或未来的任何时间的各自位置、运动和一般效应。
过度捕捞只会让海洋资源枯竭,我们必须走绿色渔业之路。
The true value of a forest cannot be measured in board feet alone.
我不害怕失败,我害怕不去尝试。
我们观察到的宇宙恰恰具有我们应期望的属性,如果从根本上说,没有设计,没有目的,没有邪恶,没有善良,只有盲目的、无情的冷漠。