OPINION:
In their op-ed “Unearthing American evolution in Jamestown” (Web, June 20), Kym Hall and David Givens blithely quote Indiana Jones: “[A]rcheology is the search for fact, not truth.” Then they write, “Fact is something that cannot be changed while truth depends on a person’s perspectives and experience.” The two have defined “opinion,” not “truth.” The latter exists whether you believe it or not.
Check your response to the scientific truth of gravity or the spiritual truth in Jesus’ statement, “I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man can come to the Father except through Me.” Ignore either at your own peril. Facts lay the foundation for truth. Experiences and personal perspectives lay the foundation for opinion.
I hope these archeologists will use the facts uncovered at the site to lead them to the truth of life in Jamestown.
ANN WESTERMAN
Vienna, Va.
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