禁止持有武器的法律。只会解除那些本来就不打算或没有决心要犯罪的人的武装……这样的法律只会让受害者变得更糟,让行凶者更强;它们相当于鼓励而不是阻止凶杀,因为一个没有武装的人更可能被一个武装的人袭击。
The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.
Understanding the neural basis of perception is key to understanding how we experience the world.
真正的旅程不在于发现新的风景,而在于用新的眼光去看。
The explanatory gap between physical processes and conscious experience remains as wide as ever.
我会设身处地地为站在我面前的人着想。
The causal lens transforms data into knowledge.