Chardin

[wolfvanzandt]

I've finished The Phenomenon of Man, by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. It was recommended to me by a friend who was impressed by the synthesis of evolution, Christianity, and thoughts amiable to shamanism (I am both a devout, orthodox Christian and a shaman. I will also say that I accept the principles of evolution.) Unfortunately, I see no way that

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[wontolla]

Hmm. I too have a problem with that definition of evil. I believe evil most often stems from selfishness and a lack of empathy.

I believe I will be skipping this author, from your description, his writing style would probably eventually cause me to yell, GET TO THE POINT!

[wolfvanzandt]

I suspect that would, indeed, be the case. But, just in case you want to know about his viewpoint, there is a wiki page on him at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Teilhard_de_Chardin