跟讀練習: Does God exist? Science does not have an answer. - 通過影片學習英語口語

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Today we will talk about whether God exists.

I know that some of you have been wondering what has happened to me that I go on about this, but I swear at the end of this video it would all make sense.

First, of course, I have to be clear what kind of God I'm talking about.

I'm talking about the old -fashioned personal God, the one who listens to prayers

and who tells you how to be a good person

and who sorts the good from the bad in afterlife life and so on.

Some variants of this god are in actual conflict with evidence.

Say if you believe that evolution does not happen or that praying cures cancer and so on.

If you want to defend such beliefs, you are in the wrong channel, goodbye.

I will assume that you are here because you, as I, want to understand what we can learn from nature.

So, ignoring evidence is not an option what we have then

is a god who is consistent with all our observations

but who himself does not result in any additional observable consequences

if you want to explain observations then the scientific theories of

the day are the best you can do adding god on

top does not make the theories any more useful by useful i mean concretely

that a theory allows you to calculate patterns in data data in a way

that is quantifiably simpler than just collecting the data.

Example, the standard model of particle physics.

It allows you to calculate what happens in particle collisions at the Large Hadron Collider.

Now you can say I take the standard model plus the hypothesis that it was made by God.

But adding God does not simplify the calculations.

So, God is superfluous.

Not wrong, but unnecessary.

The scientific approach is then to prefer the standard model without God.

This is, of course, nothing else but Occam's razor.

You make a theory as simple as possible.

Without this requirement, science just does not work, because you would be allowed to add all kinds of unnecessary clutter to your hypothesis.

Now, as we discussed previously, scientists say that something exists if it is an element of a theory that is useful to explain observations.

The Higgs boson exists in this very sense, and so do black holes and gravitational waves.

On the other hand, if something is not useful to explain observations, as is the case with God, science does not say it does not exist.

Instead, it doesn't say anything about whether it exists

or not it cannot say anything

because science is about what is observable personally i'm not sure

what sense it makes to postulate the existence of something

that has no observable consequences but it is certainly something you can believe in

if you want to it's just that science cannot say anything about it

so as some of you have pointed out correctly god could be said to exist in a different way than, say, elementary particles.

Some have suggested to call it immaterial existence, but I find this misleading because space and time are also immaterial,

but they do exist in a scientific sense.

Some have suggested to call it non -physical existence, but this raises the impression that it has something to do with physics in particular, which is also misleading.

what it really is is a non -scientific type of existence

or let us just call it what it is it's a

religious type of existence god exists in the religious way an element of a hypothesis

that does not result in observable consequences exists in the religious way

so here's my next homework assignment does the multiverse exist i

think most of you will understand now what i'm getting at here.

If you are not sure just what the multiverse is, I have another video upcoming in a few hours that briefly summarizes what this is all about.

So stay tuned and don't forget to subscribe.

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這段影片共有 49 個句子、671 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 4:11。說話人語速自然，每分鐘約 160 個詞，接近日常對話。 83% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，其餘的詞建議在練習前先學一下。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中 15 個不太常見的單詞，附發音和釋義：

observation /ˌɑbzɚˈveɪʃn̩/ (名詞) — 觀察 /觀察. The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)
consequence /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/ (名詞) — 後果 /後果, 結果 /結果. An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
particle /ˈpɑɹtək(ə)l/ (名詞) — 粒子. A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something.
hypothesis /haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/ (名詞) — 假說 /假說, 假設 /假設. A tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem and that can be tested by further observation, investigation, or…
element /ˈɛləmənt/ (名詞) — 要素. One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
physics /ˈfɪz.ɪks/ (名詞) — 物理學 /物理學. The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.
unnecessary /ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i/ (形容詞) — 多餘的 /多餘的, 不必要. Not needed or necessary.
calculate /ˈkælkjʊleɪt/ (動詞) — 計算 /計算, 算. To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.
consistent /kənˈsɪs.tənt/ (形容詞) — 一貫的 /一貫的. Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.
ignore /ɪɡˈnɔː/ (動詞) — 無視 /無視, 忽略. To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
defend /dɪˈfɪnd/ (動詞) — 保衛 /保衛, 守衛 /守衛. To ward off attacks against (something or someone).
belief /bɪˈliːf/ (名詞) — 相信, 信心. Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
prayer /pɹɛɚ/ (名詞) — дўвар, 祈禱 /祈禱. A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.
evolution /ˌiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ (名詞) — 演變 /演變, 變遷 /變遷. A manoeuvre of troops or ships.
pray /pɹeɪ/ (動詞) — 祈禱 /祈禱, 禱告 /禱告. To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.

影片中出現的短語動詞

point out (動詞) — 指, 指出. To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 6 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 I'm, doesn't, don't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

“sh” 和 “zh” 音: observation /ˌɑbzɚˈveɪʃn̩/, evolution /ˌiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)n/, impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/, collision /kəˈlɪʒn̩/, calculation /ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn̩/
長單詞——注意重音位置: hypothesis /haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/, unnecessary /ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i/, evolution /ˌiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)n/, elementary /ˌɛləˈmɛntəɹi/, observable /əbˈzɜː.və.bəl/

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先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟讀，熟練之後再回到正常速度。
錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 observation, consequence, particle 這類單詞。

影片中的語法

說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：

結構	影片中的用法
現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事	has happened · have pointed · have suggested
被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的	was made · would be allowed · could be said
定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物	one who listens · particular, which is

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