And as a result of this convergence, this synthetic attempt to make sense of these two ideas together, there's a real possibility that, instead of a clash of Islamic civilization -- if there is such a thing -- and democratic civilization -- if there is such a thing -- we'll in fact have close compatibility.
这种融合的结果是， 这种试图融合这两种观念的尝试， 结果很可能不会是 伊斯兰教文明--如果有这么一种概念-- 和民主文明--如果也有这么一个概念-- 的冲突，事实上这两者也许会紧密协调。