英语翻译

题目

英语翻译
The most interesting and astounding contradiction in life is to me the constantinsistence by nearly all people upon “logic,” “logical reasoning,”“sound reasoning,” on the one hand,and on the other their inability todisplay it,and their unwillingness to accept it when displayed by others.1
Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for goingon believing as we already do.2
Clear thinking is a very rare thing,but even just plain thinking is almostas rare.Most of us most of the time do not think at all.We believe andwe feel,but we do not think.3
Mental indolence is one of the commonest of human traits.4
其中第二段我不明白,求帮忙翻译,并解释下为什么翻译,

答案

第二段解释：许多我们所谓的理由或解释,都是存在于支持或是更有力的说服我们已经做了的或是已经想到东西上.意思就是说,一旦我们想到了它应该是这样,那么我们所给的理由或解释都是基于我们已经想到的东西上,而不会更深层次的去考虑其他的或根本的原因.就是缺乏更深层次探索的精神,总是停留在表面的东西上.