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(Evolution) general condition to which all theories, all hypotheses, all systems must bow and which they must satisfy henceforward if they are to be thinkable and true. Evolution is a light which illuminates all facts, a curve that all lines must follow.

(Evolution) general condition to which all theories, all hypotheses, all systems must bow and which they must satisfy henceforward if they are to be thinkable and true. Evolution is a light which illuminates all facts, a curve that all lines must follow.

Approximate author period: c. 1918 AD · modern

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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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Approximate author period: c. 1918 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Pierre Teilhard de Chardin: life dates 1881 to 1955. Wikidata Q189564, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189564 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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