No, what he means is that the author should have said: "It is a myth without proof" but not "a myth which is not true", which is what the last sentence says. M

No, what he means is that the author should have said: "It is a myth without proof" but not "a myth which is not true", which is what the last sentence says. Myths can be true, like, you know, the existence of Nineveh (yes, it was a "Myth" and then it was proved true).