An excerpt below from this book by perhaps the most genuinely positive thinking genius in modern times - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. This lecture excerpt from the 'Zest for Living' was censored in 1950 by the Vatican. It was published after his death.
This enriching concept 'zest for life'(not the reality escaping 'positive thinking' of recent decades) I think is very noticeably missing in most present emphases of prevalent disciplines of human knowledge, social structures, politics and dominant religious interpretations. Yet how urgently is such a genuine science enriched objective optimism needed?
De Chardin's grasp of both a primordial natural faith within our reach and scientific evolution are the foundation of his seminal works where intellect and heart extraordinarily combine.
A parallel blog post: https://jhibbett.blogspot.com/2018/03/a-genius-of-modern-times-hope-for-our.html?m=1
This enriching concept 'zest for life'(not the reality escaping 'positive thinking' of recent decades) I think is very noticeably missing in most present emphases of prevalent disciplines of human knowledge, social structures, politics and dominant religious interpretations. Yet how urgently is such a genuine science enriched objective optimism needed?
De Chardin's grasp of both a primordial natural faith within our reach and scientific evolution are the foundation of his seminal works where intellect and heart extraordinarily combine.
A parallel blog post: https://jhibbett.blogspot.com/2018/03/a-genius-of-modern-times-hope-for-our.html?m=1
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