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Our century is probably more religious than any other. How could it fail to be, with such problems to be solved? The only trouble is that it has not yet found a God it can adore.
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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The day is not far distant when humanity will realize that biologically it is faced with a choice between suicide and adoration.
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The task for us now, if we are to survive, is to build the earth.
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The future is more beautiful than all the pasts.
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It doesn't matter if the water is cold or warm if you're going to have to wade through it anyway.
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