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There is clearly a range of materials that constitute healthy food.
一個健康的飲食方式中有許多不同食物
But there's nevertheless a clear distinction between food and poison.
但從沒有人會把食物和毒物搞錯
The fact that there are many right answers to the question, "What is food?"
當我們問“什么是食物？”的時候，有許多正確答案
does not tempt us to say that there are no truths to be known about human nutrition.
并不會阻止我們去研究營養學，找出更多事實
Many people worry that a universal morality would require moral precepts that admit of no exceptions.
許多人擔心普世道德必須有一種嚴厲的基本教義，不允許例外
So, for instance, if it's really wrong to lie, it must always be wrong to lie,
比如說，說謊是錯誤的，說謊永遠是錯誤的
and if you can find an exception, well then there's no such thing as moral truth.
如果你能找到例外的話，這就不是真正的道德
Why would we think this? Consider, by analogy, the game of chess.
為什么我們會這樣想？讓我們以國際象棋為例
Now, if you're going to play good chess, a principle like, "Don't lose your Queen," is very good to follow.
如果你想玩一盤漂亮的國際象棋，“別失去你的皇后”是一個很好的原則
But it clearly admits some exceptions.
但它也有例外
There are moments when losing your Queen is a brilliant thing to do.
在某些時候犧牲皇后是一種很漂亮的打法
There are moments when it is the only good thing you can do.
在某些必要時刻，那是你唯一能做的
And yet, chess is a domain of perfect objectivity.
但國際象棋是一個絕對客觀的游戲
The fact that there are exceptions here does not change that at all.
就算在棋局中允許例外，也不會改變這個事實
Now, this brings us to the sorts of moves that people are apt to make in the moral sphere.
在這個道德的場域里，有些事是我們應該做的
Consider the great problem of women's bodies: What to do about them?
想想女性身體政治，我們該怎么做？
Well this is one thing you can do about them: You can cover them up.
有個方法是，你可以把它們蓋起來
