拟人论

And so it seems to me that science not only purifies the religious impulse of the dross of its anthropomorphism but also contributes to a religious spiritualization of our understanding of life.

因此我以为科学不仅替宗教的冲动清洗了它的拟人论的渣滓，而且也帮助我们对生活的理解能达到宗教的精神境界。

Really? Or is this just rampant anthropomorphism?

果真如此？还是这只是武断的拟人论？

And so it seems to me that science not only purifies thereligious impulse of the dross of its anthropomorphism but alsocontributes to a religious spiritualization of our understanding oflife.

因此我以为科学不仅替宗教的冲动清洗了它的拟人论的渣滓，而且也帮助我们对生活的理解能达到宗教的精神境界。

Researchers' skepticism is fueled in part by their professional aversion to anthropomorphism, the very nonscientific tendency to attribute human qualities to non-humans.

研究人员之所以会表示怀疑，部分原因是他们出于职业习惯讨厌拟人论，因为他们认为这是一种将人类的特性强加在非人类生物身上的毫无科学根据的主观倾向。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。