中国科学家们展开耗资1亿英镑用世界最强大脑扫描仪寻找灵魂的研究 [英国媒体]

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hinese scientists are hunting for the human soul and are building the world's most powerful MRI machine to find it.

中国科学家正在寻找人类的灵魂，并建造世界上最强大的核磁共振成像仪来寻找它。

The ￡100 million piece of equipment will look deep into the human brain to learn more about its complex structure.

这个价值1亿英镑的设备将会深入人类的大脑（比过去）更了解其复杂的结构。

Many people claim the soul is what separates a human from animals but evidence for its existence has never been found.

许多人声称有无灵魂是人与动物的区别所在，但从未找到灵魂存在的证据。

Scientists say the project 'will revolutionise brain studies' and may assist in creating future treatments for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

科学家们称此项目“将彻底改变大脑研究”，且可能有助于开发出未来治疗帕金森病和老年痴呆症的方法。



The project is being run by the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology.

该项目由中国科学院深圳先进技术研究院负责。

Its budget is greater than the world's largest telescope also in China called the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST).

它的预算比世界上最大的望远镜——同样在中国的500米口径球面射电望远镜（FAST）的预算还要多。

'It will show us a different world with phenomenon unseen before … maybe even the soul' one scientist told the SCMP.

一位科学家告诉《南华早报》：“它将向我们展示一个不同的世界，让我们看到前所未见的现象……甚至可能会看到灵魂。”

Another expert added: 'We may for the first time capture a full picture of human consciousness or even the essence of life itself.

另一位专家补充道：“我们可能会第一次捕捉到人类意识甚至生命本质的全貌。”

'Then we can define them and explain how they work in precise physical terms – just like Newton and Einstein defined and explained the universe.'

“然后我们就可以定义它们，并以明确的物理术语解释其运作原理——就像牛顿和爱因斯坦定义阐释宇宙一样。”

The machine has yet to be built but scientists say it would likely help in observing various chemicals such as sodium phosphorus and potassium.

这台机器目前尚未建成，但科学家们表示，它可能有助于观察钠、磷和钾等多种化学物质。

These elements are crucial in brain function and are involved with passing impulses and messages through the different neurons.

这些元素对大脑功能至关重要，与通过不同的神经元传递脉冲和信息有关。



Understanding how they move and operate in greater detail can also be used to learn more about consciousness and cognitive diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer.

对这些元素如何移动运作的细节更了解，也可用来获悉更多关于意识和认知疾病，如帕金森病和老年痴呆症。

It is designed to provide a resolution 1000 times greater than existing MRI scanners which can visualise obxts up to 1 mm across.

该仪器的设计目的是提供比现有核磁共振扫描仪大1000倍的分辨率，从而能显示直径达1毫米的物体。
（原文如此，虽然世界上已经有0.5毫米的核磁共振仪了，虽然这种核磁共振仪直径只有10厘米，不能扫描人类。）

But not all in the scientific community the endeavour will be successful.

但是，并不是所有科学界的努力都会成功。

Professor He Rongqiao of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing was sceptical about the project.

北京中国科学院的赫荣乔院士对此项目表示怀疑。

He said: 'What is consciousness? There is not even a scientific definition.

他说：‘什么是意识？对此甚至都没有一个科学的定义。’

'If you can't even define it how do you know what you see is what you are looking for?'

“如果你都无法定义它，你怎么知道你看到的就是你在寻找的东西？”

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Straight up talker
So much money is spent researching things or looking for aliens or whether there is life on Mars. Look at the poverty in many of these countries humans dying or starving or living in squalor. The priorities are completely wrong.

太多钱花在研究东西、寻找外星人或火星上是否有生命了。瞧瞧这些国家的贫困状况吧，人们死去、饥饿或生活在肮脏的悲惨环境中。孰轻孰重完全搞错了。

KMD1991
What a waste. A soul isn't an actual physical thing in your body. The closest thing to it is your own mind which makes up every part of who you are.

真是浪费。灵魂并不是存在在你身体里的真正物质。最接近灵魂的事物就是你的思想。

RealityBringer
Won't find it in China.

独裁中国不会有灵魂这东西。

Aj- London
You're not going to find a soul by doing a brain scan!!! That's like saying you're going to get photo's of ghosts by using a super strong camera!!

你不可能通过脑部扫描找到灵魂！！！这就跟你说要用超强相机拍下鬼魂的照片一样！！

GenXX
It's weird that they even think this is possible. The soul isn't a body part. If it was identical twins would have identical souls. Interestingly I actually read somewhere that our souls might actually concurrently exist in multiple dimensions. Meaning the soul that we believe exists in our bodies is actually just a part of our true soul. I found that fascinating... I guess we can't ever really know for sure. And even if we actually did no one else would believe it.

奇怪的是他们甚至认为这是可能的。灵魂不是身体的一部分。如果是的话，双胞胎就会有相同的灵魂了。有趣的是，我曾在某处读到我们的灵魂可能同时存在于多个维度。意思是我们相信存在于我们身体里的灵魂其实只是我们真实灵魂的一部分。我觉得这很神奇.....但我想事实是什么，我们永远都无法知晓。即使我们真做成了，也没人会信。

Michael Misanthropic
Yeah I've always believed that if indeed a soul exists it's something that is far beyond our comprehension. Not some thing that's floating around us or residing somewhere in our brain.

是的，我一直相信，如果灵魂真的存在，这是远远超出我们的理解范围的。灵魂不是什么漂浮在我们周围或居住在我们大脑某处的东西。

voiceofwisdom
Wow. I'll be VERY interested in the findings. Nice to see research which is a bit unconventiona

哇，我对调查结果很感兴趣。很高兴看到一些不寻常的研究。

ANOtherOne92
Will end up selling it if they find one

他们如果找到了，会卖掉的。

Bigman 59
Or mass producing it.

或者大规模制造它。

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Dubious Squirrel
China's social credit scheme is pretty soul destroying so perhaps they can see one as it leaves the body of one of their good little citizens.

中国的社会信用计划已经挺摧毁人们的灵魂，所以也许他们可以看到一个个民主自由的灵魂正在离开他们好好市民的身体。

SpiritasVeritas
The soul is not a material obxt so not going to happen?

灵魂不是什么实质性的事物，所以应该是找不到的吧？

john portsmouth
I wouldn't bother looking for it in the house of commons. Most MP's have sold theirs.

我不会费心去下议院处找的。大多数国会议员都卖掉了他们的灵魂。

Linda Dewsbury
To their lord Satan.

卖给他们的邪恶主人撒旦了。

Ralpha1961
Someone is trying to usurp God. Matthew 10:28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

有人试图谋夺上帝的权柄。马太福音第10章第28节告诉我们，不要害怕那些杀死身体但不能杀死灵魂的人。但要畏惧那位有权将身体和灵魂一同毁灭在地狱里的主。

Erica
China build elevators and escalators that don't hurt your citizens first. Get control of your pollution issues. It affects the rest of the world. Find out why your country men assign people to kill sacred tigers in protected areas for ancient "medicine." This is the least of where your concentration should be.

呵呵，中国，先建造出不会伤害你公民的电梯和自动扶梯，再好好给我控制下你的污染问题，你们的污染已经毒害到全世界了，你知道吗？再给我解释清楚为何你们国家的人要为了所谓的古代“医药”去猎杀在保护区里的神圣伟大的老虎？你最该关注的事不是研究灵魂这种尖端的东西！

Little Miss 1992
If they find it they'll plan how to destroy and eat it next.

如果他们找到了，他们下一步会计划如何摧毁并吃掉它。

Erica
Or you use it for it medicine the way they do rhinoceros tusks and Tiger paws. Smh

或者用它来做药物，就像他们用犀牛角和老虎爪一样。呵呵。

Paul118
It's a metaphysical "thing" so I can't see how physical means can be used to find "it". And as CS Lewis wrote; you don't have a soul - you ARE a soul. You have a body.

灵魂是超自然的“事物”，所以我不明白物理手段如何能找到“它”。正如鲁益师（CS Lewis）所写的：你没有灵魂——你就是灵魂。你有一个肉体。

poshhightea
Good luck. But these scientist will not find it. Best to spend the money on the millions of poor instead. Why do we give China Aid?

祝好运。但这些科学家找不到的。最好把这些钱花在数百万的穷人身上才是。我们为什么要给中国援助？

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Huang Long
Wouldn't work on Theresa May - she sold her soul to Brussels!

在特雷莎·梅身上找不到的——她把灵魂卖给了布鲁塞尔！

gsmns
Along with most of the establishment who have been sucking up to Europe since we were illegally signed into the club by traitor heath.

自从我们被叛徒希思非法签约加入俱乐部以来，大部分机构都在吸收欧洲的养分。

Kay Tee
You need to have a soul to know what to look for...Ch in ese seem to be lacking in this area

你必须要有灵魂才能有寻找这一茬...中国人貌似没这种好东西。

FryAlfie
They are a lot more advanced and intelligent than most of us and hard working

他们比我们大多数人都先进、聪明勤奋。

metermaid
The soul is released from the body on death and that is why they always open a window when they pass to release it. I prefer that version.

灵魂在人死亡时才会从身体中释放出来，这就是为什么他们在人死时总会开窗户。我更喜欢这个版本的解释。

Stevie_SFV
That's easy. Buy a couple of Motown Records.

很容易。买两张摩城唱片就行了。

mt_jackson
How can they be so arrogant and ignorant at the same time. You cannot 'see' a person's soul through a scanner no matter how strong. Also claiming the soul is what separates a human from animals just shows how ignorant they are. I don't care how scientific they are science does not explain and give an answer to everything. Even trees have a life essence that science will never understand. I am not being religious but there IS such a thing as a soul and I have seen it after the death of a loved one and I have felt it at the moment a loved one has passed.

他们怎么能如此傲慢同时又如此无知。你无法通过扫描仪“看到”一个人的灵魂，无论扫描仪有多给力。另外说人和动物之间的区别在于有无灵魂只显示出了他们的极度无知。。我不在乎这研究是有多科学，科学不能解释和回答一切。甚至连树木都有科学永远无法理解的生命本质。我不信教，但我觉得有灵魂这种东西，我在爱人死后看到了它，并且我在爱人逝去的那一刻感觉到了它。

Now run along
I think you mixed up the fact that it's perfectly fine to do an experiment with sound scientific method. If your supposition is correct they will not find a soul. However the "many" that think "the soul is what separates humans from animals" are most certainly not scientists. As you say people who think like that are arrogant and ignorant. But don't confuse legitimate scientific experiment with brain-dead humans who believe the earth belongs to them and them alone.

我认为你混淆了这样一个事实：用合理的科学方法去做实验是完全没问题的。如果你的假设是正确的，他们就找不到灵魂。然而，那些认为“有无灵魂是人类与动物的分界线”的“许多人”肯定不是科学家。正如你所说，这样想的人是傲慢无知的。但是，不要把合法的科学实验和那些认为世界是属于他们自己的愚蠢人类混为一谈。