“The question to be addressed in this debate is whether the accurate, reliable prediction of individual earthquakes is a realistic scientific goal, and, if not, how far should we go in attempting to assess the predictability of the earthquake generation p
“The question to be addressed in this debate is whether the accurate, reliable prediction of individual earthquakes is a realistic scientific goal, and, if not, how far should we go in attempting to assess the predictability of the earthquake generation p
“这场辩论中涉及的问题是，对个别的地震进行准确、可靠的预测是否是一个现实的科学目标，以及，如果不是的话，我们在尝试对地震孕震过程的预测性评定方面应该走多远？”