Heiser-The-Facade - Sparkling Eyes

"No sex organs. How do these guys get it on?" he looked at Dr. Marcus."There's only one answer to that," M irk Chadwick perceived. "They reproduceasexually.""We don't think so.""Dr. Marcus?""I believe they reproduce artificially . In fact, from what we know of their geneticexpertise from the nasty virus they've produced to prompt worldwide contact, I wouldn'tbe surprised if they just cloned themselves. After all, they're pretty much exactly thesame. Every specimen I've examined is basically a carbon-copy of the others."The team spent the next half-hour questioning Dr. Marcus and examining theresults of his work. The team's scientific personnel were particularly thorough. Workingas a team, they made sure that between them they handled or viewed everything at theirdisposal. Brian followed the questioning as best he could, but it was difficult for someonewithout the necessary background. Thankfully, Neil was eager to talk, and soon made hisway over to his friend."You look pretty calm, Brian," he began."Of course, why wouldn't I be? You know my thoughts on the issue.""Of course. It's just that when it really hits you, it kind of rocks your world. I haveto admit I went through a few days of doubt about all I'd believed about the Bible,creation, even God.""Why?" The depth of Neil's struggle took Brian aback. "You read my paper. We'deven talked about this sort of thing before I ever put anything into writing.""I just found it unnerving that the only thing keeping me grounded was yourwords on a piece of paper. I'm relieved you can take all this in and still be so confident.""God doesn't lie; we just need to remember he doesn't owe us an exhaustivehistory of everything He's done since the beginning of time.""Right," Neil smiled, "but that isn't your main argument.""True. A correct understanding of the image of God is critical. I hope I won't bewasting my time tonight when I present. It seems most of our audience doesn't really careabout religion anyway.""I'm glad you mentioned your presentation. The Colonel has decided to wait untilthe morning.""He wouldn't have to. I'm more or less going to lecture through my paper. I'mready to go.""He isn't concerned about your readiness," Neil confided to him, "he wants to giveAndrew the evening.""I didn't know he was presenting anything.""He isn't. We want him to take what you say and help the team understand theimpact on the larger religious world. He's quite expert in all the western religioustraditions. The Colonel doesn't think he's taking things so well. The only thing he's donesince seeing the bodies is pace around like an expectant father. There's somethingwrong.""Would you like me to ask him?" Brian offered."It's worth a try. Uh-oh, here he comes." Brian watched the old priest approach. Adistracted look creased his face."Have you seen enough, Father?" Neil asked sincerely. "It seems everyone is161