Letters, Jun. 21, 1954

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Professor Marcus Oliphant may be recognized as one of the top authorities on atomic physics, but every informed Christian will object to his view of The Fall of Man. Further, his observation that the morality of man has not improved over 5,000 years of recorded history [TIME, May 31] is good evidence that the natural "Ascent of Man" is a myth . . .

ROBERT H. REMMEY III Tucson, Ariz.

Sir:

Atomic Physicist Oliphant, the new expert in faith and morals, has not even succeeded in siding with the Serpent. If he had bothered to study the story of the Garden of Eden ... he would have discovered that his "tree of knowledge" is strangely missing. In its place he would have found a "tree of the knowledge of good and evil," quite a different species . . .

As a former physicist now turned clergyman, I can't see that Professor Oliphant knows a speck more about theology than most clergy know about physics.

(The Rev.) DON H. GROSS

St. Peter's Episcopal Church Brentwood, Pa.

An Ocean Apart

Sir:

In the Art section of TIME'S May 17 issue, you say that in the past six months the Museum of Modern Art has bought three paintings by Lithuanian Artist Vytautas Kasiulis. This is inaccurate, as we do not own any works of art by this artist.

ELIZABETH SHAW Publicity Director Museum of Modern Art New York City TIME erred. The paintings were bought by Paris' Museum of Modern Art, not Manhattan's.—ED.