The Genesis Code Page #13

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You don't have to

feel bad about that.

There are all sorts of different

ways to come to this conclusion.

If somebody had to hang a label

on my faith,

I guess I would call it

a form of theistic evolution.

I mean, I'm a theist.

I believe in one supreme,

transcendent God

and as an active,

eminent force in the universe.

But I also believe in

the dinosaurs

and I believe in the

science involved in creation.

I believe in microevolution,

evolution within the species.

I don't believe in

macroevolution,

one species becoming another.

And as a theist,

my one god

is the God of Judeo-Christian

tradition.

Jeez, remind me never to argue

about dinosaurs with you.

Not bad for an egghead.

I see no problems

with my beliefs

or the tortured intellectual

path that I have taken

to my faith.

However, there are

some that think of me

as somewhat of a pagan

for my beliefs.

Try that.

You know what, Bob,

anybody that would criticize

the way somebody else comes

to their beliefs

presumes to know

the mind of God,

which means that

either they're arrogant

or I think perhaps

blasphemous.

- Hey, Dad?

- Yeah?

Your career

is your religion,

but what if it wasn't?

And what if your religion

was going to cost you

your career?

How would you handle that?

Well, it sounds like I should

have an easy answer for that,

Kerry, but I don't.

It's a very real dilemma

and I'd have to think

very carefully about it.

Right.

( phone ringing )

- Hey, what's up, man?

- Hey man.

You know, Kerry was looking

for you earlier today.

Yeah, no, I- I forgot.

Well, I'm gonna make myself

a sandwich, want one?

No, no, I'm not hungry.

( phone ringing )

Hey, what's up, Dalton?

Yeah, he's here with me.

okay.

Thanks.

All right, the judge made

a decision.

We gotta be back at

the courthouse in 30 minutes.

Mr. Truman, do you have anything

more you can give me?

I mean, anything that would

indicate that your mother

would no longer agree

with the instructions

she gave her parents under

the advocate designation?

No.

No, nothing specific,

nothing...

Well, without any additional

factual information

to counter the instructions

she gave to

the advocate designees,

I have no choice but to deny

your motion for injunction.

I'm sorry, son.

I'm gonna file an appeal.

Blake, honey.

Please let this go.

Your mother does not want to

live like this.

If you file an appeal,

it'll just prolong things.

It won't change anything

and your mother

will just suffer

that much longer.

I'm glad you asked,

but the most important thing

that you're gonna find

on the midterm

is going to be

material that you see

in chapters one

through seven.

Pay special attention to

chapters 11 and 12

because of the content

regarding law and possible...

( heart monitor beeping )

man:
... American

paleontologists,

including Charles Walcott-

This absolute biblical truth

of yours, Kerry,

simply does not exist.

Don't let this adherence

to something

your parents might

have believed

stand between you

and a wonderful life.

Between you and a career.

Between you

and the opportunity to serve

as a member of an elite group

and to help shape

a brave new future.

man:
And the more recent work of

men like Harry Whittington...

man:
Let's pick up the intensity

a little bit.

Good job, Todd.

Come on, keep up the tempo.

You guys are looking good,

you're looking good,

way to finish out here,

way to finish out.

Stay with the puck.

Good transitions,

good transitions here.

Good job, Sam, that's what

I like to see.

Blake, come here, son.

I'm really sorry, Coach,

it's just I got-

Listen, Shane told me what

happened earlier today.

Go home, get some rest,

try to pull yourself together.

Godspeed, son.

Thanks, Coach.

Let's go!

Keep it going, guys,

let's go!

Shane:
# No one seems to notice

the man beside the road #

# He was just a ragged

soldier out there in the cold #

It's what your mother wanted,

Blake.

It won't change anything,

and your mother will just suffer

that much longer.

Her prognosis is the same.

Her vital signs are

deteriorating.

woman:
It's what your

mother wanted, Blake.

man:
I know it's hard,

but it might be for the best.

Jerry:
Lord, we pray that you

bless us and keep us.

Lord, make your face to shine

upon us and be gracious unto us.

Turn your face toward us

and give us peace.

Amen.

Shane:
# Some are born

for greatness #

# And some are born to fall #

# Some are bound to be

forgotten #

# Like they never lived at all #

# But we're all born

to know him #

# And stand before his light #

# Like a soldier

who found the king #

# Tonight ##

There's a Professor Allitt

here to see you.

- Thank you.

- oh, please-

Well, send her in,

I guess.

Professor Myra Allitt.

So this is what the inside of

a church looks like, hmm?

Yep, pretty much.

Electric lights,

indoor plumbing.

Everything except the panes

on the ceiling.

You mean like-

Like that church in Rome?

Yeah, like that church

in Rome.

I came here to talk

about your daughter, Kerry.

I'm her academic advisor.

Kerry, yes,

she's our daughter.

She has a very bright future,

do you know that?

We are very aware of that.

Did she tell you

about our meeting?

She told me that when you

met with her,

that actually,

you sat down and you

quoted the book of Corinthians

to her,

and yet a moment ago,

you couldn't remember the name

of that church in Rome,

the one with the painted

ceilings, the Sistine Chapel.

Actually, I looked up that quote

right before

she walked into the room.

You trying to develop

some kind of

simpatico relationship with her?

Actually,

to help make a point.

- Look, Mr. Wells-

- Reverend Wells.

okay, of course,

Reverend Wells.

I came here to ask your help

with something

that's very important

to Kerry's future.

okay, regarding?

Kerry's a bit too dogmatic.

I appreciate the passion

she has for her faith,

but that kind of

passion can stand in the way

of her making full use of

her incredible mind

and of getting ahead

in that world out there.

Not entirely sure I follow.

Kerry's simply too absorbed

in her faith

and she is so

absorbed in this notion

- of absolute biblical truth.

- Now, hold on a minute.

That's one of the reasons

why her mother and I

are very proud of her,

but that shouldn't have anything

to do with the fact

that she's looking at

a potential career in science.

Reverend, I know that

you're a minister

and you're obviously

a very well-educated man,

so you surely don't believe that

there are absolute truths

which are always

and everywhere true.

Well, of course I do.

Don't you?

I mean, you must,

you're a scientist.

Science, yes, but I'm talking

about the realm of

religion and morality.

I believe that each civilization

determines

what is right and wrong

based on its local customs

and beliefs,

but nobody has the right

to impose those beliefs

on anybody else.

Sometimes I'm a little thick,

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