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I'm interested in the kind of constituency that thinks something along these lines:
我對有些情況非常感興趣，有些人會說：
that thinks, "I can't believe in any of this stuff.
“我完全不相信這些宗教
I can't believe in the doctrines.
那些教義，那些學說
I don't think these doctrines are right.
我覺得它們全部都是假的
But," a very important but, "I love Christmas carols.
但是，”一個非常重要的但是，“我會喜歡圣誕頌歌
I really like the art of Mantegna.
我非常喜歡曼坦那的藝術
I really like looking at old churches.
還非常喜歡那些古老的教堂
I really like turning the pages of the Old Testament."
而且還喜歡看舊約圣書”
Whatever it may be, you know the kind of thing I'm talking about
這樣類似的情況還有很多，你懂我的意思吧
people who are attracted to the ritualistic side, the moralistic, communal side of religion,
有些人喜歡宗教儀式，喜歡宗教里的道德，文化
but can't bear the doctrine.
但他們就是討厭那些教條
Until now, these people have faced a rather unpleasant choice.
直到現在，他們一直都非常為難
It's almost as though either you accept the doctrine and then you can have all the nice stuff,
要么你接受那些信仰，然后你可以享受那些文化，藝術，道德
or you reject the doctrine and you're living in some kind of spiritual wasteland
要么你排斥那些教條，然后你就不能擁有那些崇高的靈魂
under the guidance of CNN and Walmart.
并且在CNN和沃爾瑪的光輝下被遺棄
So that's a sort of tough choice.
所以那些人就很難選擇
I don't think we have to make that choice.
但我覺得我們不必去做這些選擇
I think there is an alternative.
我們可以有第三種選擇
I think there are ways -- and I'm being both very respectful and completely impious -- of stealing from religions.
我覺得--而臥是無比的尊重但同時不虔誠的這么說--我覺得我們可以從宗教里剽竊一些文化
If you don't believe in a religion,
如果你不相信宗教
there's nothing wrong with picking and mixing,
把宗教和世俗的文化混一起沒什么關系
with taking out the best sides of religion.
把自己享受宗教最好的一面也沒事
And for me, atheism 2.0 is about both, as I say,
對我來說，無神論2.0是對宗教充滿敬意
a respectful and an impious way of going through religions and saying, "What here could we use?"
而同時又不對神有所景仰，就像走進宗教的世界去尋找對我們有用的東西
The secular world is full of holes.
世俗的世界有許多缺點
We have secularized badly, I would argue.
我覺得許多人都被嚴重地世俗化了
And a thorough study of religion could give us all sorts of insights into areas of life that are not going too well.
而對宗教的學習研究可以幫助我們看破塵世，幫助我們走出生活中的窘境
