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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (46438)	2/13/2014 7:03:59 PM
From: average joe	Respond to of 69300

This is on t.v. right now - check out the trailer... hbocanada.com True Believers, on Both SidesIn ‘Questioning Darwin,’ No Easy Answers By NEIL GENZLINGERFEB. 9, 2014 “Questioning Darwin,” a documentary on Monday night on HBO, starts out with a refreshingly unusual approach to a polarizing subject, then finds a way to deepen it. The film, by Antony Thomas, traces Charles Darwin’s personal evolution as he slowly formed his theory of evolution, fleshing out the portrait with excerpts from his writings (read by the actor Sam West). These biographical segments are juxtaposed with comments from creationist Christians, presented nonjudgmentally. Mr. Thomas for the most part lets these opposing worldviews speak for themselves. This type of Christian, holding to a literal interpretation of the creation story and the rest of the Bible, might be expected to be camera shy, since these beliefs are so often mocked. But Mr. Thomas gets an array of them to speak forthrightly by treating them respectfully. Even viewers who feel these people are living their lives with blinders on might admire their conviction. But the film works its way around to a weightier type of compare and contrast. Some of the creationists interviewed are undergoing personal crises that would try anyone’s faith. One family is shown reciting hymn lyrics at the bedside of a teenage girl who was severely injured in a car accident. Darwin, too, had his trials. The film focuses in particular on the death of one of his daughters in 1851. “This was a watershed, because Darwin no longer felt it possible afterward to believe in a good, loving, Christian God,” says James Moore, author with Adrian Desmond of “ Darwin’s Sacred Cause: How a Hatred of Slavery Shaped Darwin’s Views on Human Evolution.” Whether either belief system offers meaningful comfort in the face of calamity is left for us to ponder. Questioning Darwin HBO, Monday night at 9, Eastern and Pacific times; 8, Central time. Directed by Antony Thomas; Peter Dale, executive producer; Mr. Thomas, producer. For HBO: Nancy Abraham, senior producer; Sheila Nevins, executive producer. nytimes.com