英语翻译

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,