However, at the heart of this specious argument lies a certain coldness and lack of compassion that, in my view, any society should seek to discourage.

• 但是，在我看来，这种貌似有理的辩解核心却存在着某种冷漠和缺乏同情，即无论什么社会都应寻求否定而不是鼓励的氛围。