“Ancient Myth and Modern Science; a reconsideration” by John David Ebert. Originally printed in Parabola, vol. 33:3, Fall 2008. — — — Perusing through the spines of the Rice University library collection, my eyes befell a thematic title barely a lustrum old: “Man & Machine”, in a publication which rarely raises a brow.  Ebert’s article is an example of why.  “Finally,” I figured, “some meat on the bones of what I usually find to be fanciful fluff from a journal with only a marginal historical worth.” Was I wrong. Within, I chose this article because I have a running familiarity with … Continue reading ‘Parabola’ article: “Ancient Myth and Modern Science” by J. D. Ebert