light which illuminates all facts, a curve that all lines
must follow." Over the course of the past half century since its
publication, this prophetic statement has turned out to be true, as
evolution has become a defining framework in which we are beginning
to understand virtually everything - from biology and technology to the
interior dimensions of reality like our psychology, cultural worldviews,
and even spirituality.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin goes on to propose in Chapter 3: The
Grand Option of his book, which he aptly entitled The Future of
Mankind ... "This being so, let us look at the human species
and SEE IF we can fit it into the scheme. Because we ate a part of it,
because the rhythm of its growth is infinitely slow in comparison with
our own, and because its grandeur overwhelms us, Mankind, in its
total evolution, escapes our intuitive grasp. But may we not see
reflected in the life around us things that we cannot see directly
in ourselves? Let us study ourselves in the mirror of other living
forms. WHAT DO WE SEE ? "
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