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在中国地质科学事业初创阶段的20—30年代,有几位外籍地质学家对我国地质科学作过很大贡献,其中首推美国人葛利普教授,其次是法国人德日进教授。德日进(P.Teilhard de Char-din,1881—1955)是个法国天主教神父。然而他是个很不合格的神父,有人曾认为他之所以寄身神职,实际上是为了摆脱家庭之累,可以全力从事科学研究工作。他从未向人宣传宗教,即使有人询及,他也不谈宗教的优点。他却认为,宗教应当同科学合作,他甚至在没有教徒在场时连必须履行的饭前祈祷也不做。他来中国的直接起因是因为他在法国写了反对宗教思想的文章,受到教廷的谴责,作为一种惩处,将他“发配”到天津的法国天主教堂。
In the 20-30 years from the initial stage of geosciences in China, several foreign geologists made great contributions to China’s geosciences. Among them, the most important is Professor Gerup of the United States, followed by a French professor Gerhard Sun. P. Teilhard de Char-din (1881-1955) is a French Catholic priest. However, he was a very unprofessional priest. Someone once thought that he was sent to a priesthood. In fact, he was trying to get rid of the tired family and be fully engaged in scientific research. He never propagated religion to anyone, and he did not talk about the merits of religion even if someone asked about it. He believes that religion should cooperate with science and even pray without prayer even when no one is present. The direct cause of his arrival in China was because he wrote an article in France against religious ideas and was condemned by the Holy See as a punishment to “send and distribute” him to the French Catholic Church in Tianjin.