Without a bold and presumptuous guess , generally there can be no progress of knowledge .
若无某种大胆放肆的猜想,一般是不可能有知识的进展的。
I know this sounds presumptuous .
我知道这听起来有些冒昧。
Even worse , sometimes we are so presumptuous as to think that god is not treating us fairly - as job did .
更糟的是,有时我们会自以为是的认为上帝对我们不公平,就像工作对我们不公平一样。
For most of us it would be hard not to grow presumptuous and self-satisfied , or alternatively ( but perhaps simultaneously ) over-anxious to satisfy the expectations implied by six-figure payments .