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The universe as we know it is a joint product of the observer and the observed.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Age: 73 †
Born: 1881
Born: May 1
Died: 1955
Died: April 10
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That there is an evolution of one sort or another is now common ground among scientists. Whether or not that evolution is directed is another question.
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