Lesson 10研究生英语读写.pptVIP

1. Most people would find the picture of universe as an infinite tower of tortoises rather ridiculous, but why do we think we know better? * 1. There is nearly infinite number of possibilities. 2. She is a woman of infinite patience. 3. With infinite care, John shifted position. 4. Only a finite number of situations can arise. infinite 1. I?do?want?him?to succeed?in the exam, but I know better. 2. You are old enough to know better than to spend all your money on car racing 3.You should know better than to believe that good luck can guarantee success.? know better (than) * 2. longstanding adj ( line 6, para.2 ) having continued or existed for a long time 他们很快就能解决长期以来的金钱纠纷。 They are on the brink of resolving their longstanding dispute over money. 鉴于你我双方的长期贸易关系，我们可以做成这 笔交易。 In view of our longstanding business relationship, we can conclude the transaction. * * Paras.3-5: Arguments for / against (?) a beginning of the universe from the perspectives of religion / philosophy / science?. religion and philosophy . for and against * Arguments about a beginning of the universe Jewish/Christian/Muslim tradition:It’s necessary to have “First Cause” to explain the existence of the universe. St. Augustine:The progress of civilization suggests the universe could not have been around all that long. Aristotle and other Greek philosophers:It smacked too much of divine intervention and they believed the world had existed forever. There are equally compelling arguments for the thesis: if the universe did not have a beginning, there would be an infinite period of time before any event; the antithesis: if the universe had a beginning, there would an infinite period of time before it, so why should a universe begin at any one particular time? for against Immanuel Kant: religion philosophy The Genesis 创世纪 The?Book of Genesis is the first book of the?Hebrew Bible?and the?Christian Old Testament. God?creates the world?