The Genesis Code Page #3

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and the Christian answer

to the origins of human life.

Almost every thinking person

in virtually every culture

around this planet has,

at some point in their lives,

asked themselves this question,

"Where did the world

come from?"

Now, if you are attentive

to your surroundings,

if you notice how the world

changes and develops,

then at some point, you must

have wondered about this.

The sheer size of the universe

compared to the minute detail

of a DNA strand amazes me.

Think about that

for a minute.

Some night, drive out of this

city, away from the lights,

and look up at the night sky.

Millions of stars.

Too many even to take in.

Lights in the sky so far away

that their distances

are almost

incomprehensible to us.

And then the amazing detail,

the microscopic detail

of a strand of DNA

that forms the basic structure

of a human being.

All the strands

and parts in place

and each contributing

to the formation

of an individual

human person.

Genesis is not an easy book

to understand,

and that is

a problem for you and I.

We are post-Enlightenment

people.

We've been trained,

whether we realize it or not,

to think scientifically...

Mom, is Dad coming with us

to church today?

No, sweetheart, not today.

Daddy's going to Alaska.

He's gonna help some people try

to put together a mining deal.

He's gonna help them

raise the money.

We want to know

the dates and the weights.

We want to know the distances

and the times.

But the author of Genesis

is much more interested

in the big picture of life.

In the Book of Genesis,

we're gonna see the basics

of human life

Lived in relationship to God.

We're going to see that God

created the universe.

We're going to ask ourselves,

did God create our planet

and everything in it?

We're going to be

looking at such questions

in the coming weeks and see how

Genesis answers them.

For today, though,

let us close in prayer.

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.

Have you eaten

breakfast yet?

No.

There's a cafe a little bit down

the road that I usually go to.

We can grab something to eat

and continue my interview?

okay.

You know, I thought we'd see

your parents in church

- this morning.

- No, they- they were there.

You know, you would actually

like my dad.

He's all into, like,

guns and weightlifting

and all that manly stuff.

So, you have any plans

for Christmas?

Still a week away.

Haven't really given it

much thought.

You know, I was

wondering about the group prayer

at the end of the service.

Does it work better

if more people do it?

What do you mean?

I mean, does God pay more

attention to a lot of people

asking for something

rather than just one?

God hears everyone's prayers.

It's kind of like a pack

of K Street lobbyists

converging on a congressman.

I didn't know

you were political.

Yeah, well, I'm not.

It's just this image

I've conjured up

of all these

people bombarding God,

trying to get 'em to do

what they want.

I don't think

it works that way.

I don't think it works

at all.

So what's your major?

I'm a double major,

actually.

Journalism and paleontology.

Christian paleontologist.

That's somewhat of an oxymoron,

isn't it?

I don't think so.

Believe it or not,

you can actually believe in

the Bible and science.

If you say so.

I really, really like

paleontology a lot,

I just don't really know

what I'm gonna do with it

once I graduate.

So you got a second

fallback major,

something practical

like journalism.

Exactly.

You know, someone like you

with an engineer's mind

would really

like paleontology.

You should monitor my class.

That's Tyler who's into

the dinosaur bones.

That reminds me.

Last night at Gatsby's,

you were the one who said I was

a paleontology major.

How'd you know that?

I looked you up on

the school online directory.

I had to make sure

you were legit.

I see.

Charles Dickens Coffee Shop.

That's an appropriate place for

a reporter to hang out.

- Been here before?

- No.

No, but I assume it's named

after the same place in London

that Charles Dickens kept

offices in in the late 1860s.

Impressive.

A knowledge of literature other

than popular comic books.

See, if you're not gonna listen,

then I'm not-

No, I'm not gonna help you,

'cause you're not listening.

No, done, whatever.

- oh, hey, high-five.

- Hey.

Blake, I'd like you to meet

my brother Marc

and his fellow physics whizzes

Lin Chen and J.T. Bochner.

A real honor

to meet you, Mr. Truman.

Just Blake, Blake.

Not much of a hockey fan

until this year.

You brought

a real spark to the team.

We were at the game last night-

congratulations.

It locks up first place,

doesn't it?

For the time being.

I mean, there's a lot of season

left, so...

- Please, sit down.

- We don't want to intrude.

No, don't be silly,

this will be fun, sit down.

So I was hoping I would see you

in church this morning, Marc.

oh...

She bugs me about this

every week.

I leave religion

to Kerry and my dad.

For me, science answers

all the big questions.

Except for what happened

before one to

the minus-43rd second.

It's one times ten

to the minus,

and religion doesn't have

an answer for that, either.

Actually, it does,

but you don't want to listen.

It's not something you can prove

through empirical analysis.

Marc is one of those people that

doesn't believe anything is real

unless you can put it in

a test tube and shake it around.

Whatever.

Marc is a good physicist,

but he's a real genius

in movie history.

Go on, Blake,

ask him anything.

All right, Marc, 1940s

sports movie, Gary Cooper.

"Pride of the Yankees,"

good choice.

Starring Cooper,

Teresa Wright, Walter Brennan,

- and... and?

- Dan Duryea.

Yes, produced by Samuel Goldwyn

directed by Sam Wood,

distributed by RKO Pictures

with a cameo by Babe Ruth,

and it opened in New York,

July 14, 1942.

How much popcorn

did it sell in Biloxi

in its third week

of play there?

I don't- I don't know.

See, he's not really as smart

as he thinks.

- Hey, Shane.

- Hey.

- How are you?

- I'm good, what's going on?

You guys, this is Shane,

Blake's friend.

Shane, I'd like you

to meet my brother Marc

and his fellow housemates,

Lin and J.T.

Hey, it's nice to meet you.

A friend of Blake's and also

a pretty darn good right winger

on the ice- great game

last night, Shane.

Thanks.

Kerry:
Would you care to join us

for some breakfast?

Thanks- thanks, but no.

I just came here to get

a cup of coffee.

I'm helping Tyler

with his math assignments.

He's into fractions now

and he's a bit stumped.

Well, I'll catch you at

the house in a couple hours.

okay.

- All right.

- Bye.

- Bye.

- See you.

Are you guys roommates?

Yeah, yeah, he rents a room

at my mom's house.

Cool.

Marc, what kind of physics

do you study?

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