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“It is not our heads or our bodies which we must bring together, but our hearts. . . . Humanity. . . is building its composite brain beneath our eyes. May it not be that tomorrow, through the logical and biological deepening of the movement drawing it together, it will find its heart, without which the ultimate wholeness of its power of unification can never be achieved?”

Quote by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a French philosopher, theologian, and paleontologist. His thoughts were deeply influenced by evolution and religious faith, proposing concepts of 'cosmic consciousness' and 'human unity'. Chardin's works covered various fields such as philosophy, theology, and science, and had a profound impact on 20th-century philosophical and religious thought. more

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