Human Beginnings

Referring to the article “Man-Made Lakes” (Aug. 20) by Joan Drake, I quote: “Water is essential to life. People have clustered next to it ever since our existence as tadpoles, squiggling out into the mud.”

I deeply resent these frequent semi-subliminal attempts to present theory only as accepted fact. I dare say, if the writer had referred to Christ as the water of life, she would very probably have been subjected to editorial and/or reader criticism.

Yours for more objective and unbiased writing in the future.

EDWARD J. HOUGH

Glendale