To the Editor:

Re “Some Mormons Search the Web and Find Doubt” (front page, July 21):

It will be interesting to see how the leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints deal with the apparent coming to light of facts to cast doubt on the validity of its founding narrative.

Might I suggest that they use the tactic used by many modern Jews dealing with biblical narratives that defy credulity, from a six-day story of creation to Jonah living inside a large fish. We distinguish between left-brain narratives (meant to convey factual truth) and right-brain narratives (meant to make a point through a story; the message will be true even if the story isn’t factually defensible).

(Rabbi) HAROLD KUSHNER

Natick, Mass., July 23, 2013

The writer is the author of “When Bad Things Happen to Good People.”