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We had thought that we were human beings making a spiritual journey it may be truer to say that we are spiritual beings making a human journey.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Age: 73 †
Born: 1881
Born: May 1
Died: 1955
Died: April 10
Catholic Priest
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Theology
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