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Man is the Reasoning Animal. Such is the claim. I think it is open to dispute. Indeed, my experiments have proven to me that he is the Unreasoning Animal. Note his history, as sketched above. It seems plain to me that whatever he is he is not a reasoning animal.
人是理性的動物，據說是這樣。我認為，在這一點上還有待討論。我的實驗的確證明人是非理性的動物。請注意一下上面簡述的歷史。在我看來，事實很清楚，不論他是什么，他絕不是理性的動物。
In truth, man is incurably foolish. Simple things which the other animals easily learn, he is incapable of learning. Among my experiments was this. In an hour I taught a cat and dog to be friends. I put them in a cage. In another hour I taught them to be friends with a rabbit. In the course of two days I was able to add a fox, a goose, a squirrel and some doves. Finally a monkey. They lived together in peace, even affectionately.
事實上，人是不可救藥的傻瓜，他無法學會其他動物很容易掌握的簡單事情。在我的實驗中有這樣一個例子，我用一個小時的時間教會了一只貓和一只狗友好相處。我把它們放進一只籠子。我又用一個小時教會了它們和一只兔子和諧相處。在兩天的時間里，我成功加進去一只狐貍、一只鵝、一只松鼠和幾只鴿子，最后我又關進去一只猴子。它們共同生活，相安無事， 甚至感情融洽。
