![]() ![]() ![]() When I served as the editor of The Washington Post’s Sunday Outlook section several years ago, I assigned and edited dozens of “5 Myths” articles in which experts tackled the most common fallacies surrounding subjects in the news. I can claim some experience in this effort, not as a debunker of myths but as a clearinghouse for them. Puncturing these myths is a matter of duty and an assertion of expertise. They must be hunted and destroyed so that the real story can assume its proper perch. In the worlds of journalism and history, however, myths are viewed as pernicious creatures that obscure more than they illuminate. Their impossibility is part of their appeal few would pause to debunk the physics of Icarus’s wings before warning against flying too close to the sun. ![]() In the realm of folklore and ancient traditions, myths are tales forever retold for their wisdom and underlying truths. ![]()
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