Has Science and Reason Taken Away Some of the "Mysticisim" of the world for you?

Don't get me wrong, I love science, I love logic, and facts. However, when I was a kid, I was enthralled with history and mythology. Mummies curses, witchcraft/wizardry, the Greek Pantheon, Norse Mythology etc. As a kid, into my early teens this stuff added "magic"and "mysticism" to the world for me. The world seemed exciting with so many supernatural possibilities. Enter science disproving all of it, and removing the "whimsy" from the world. Sort of like when a kid finds out Santa and the Easter Bunny aren't real. While I've found that science can be exciting in many ways (I was also always into science), it's not the same type of mystery and whimsy that something like the Greek Pantheon, Egyptian curses, and yes even Santa Claus brings. Now when I watch a movie like "The Mummy" my head just starts disproving it with science and facts I've learned. Bleh... anyone else experience this?

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DDonde · 31-35, M

I still love Ghost/Demon stuff even though I don't believe in it anymore.

ShadowWolf · 31-35, M

@DDonde I do too, but don't you miss the days where you checked your cars back seat, or were kept up at night wondering if they were going to "get you"?

DDonde · 31-35, M

@ShadowWolf I sometimes get these night terrors that start as dreams where they do "get me" lol, and they're something else haha

ShadowWolf · 31-35, M

@DDonde Oh i bet. That's the thing though. Night terrors actually explain a ton of supernatural phenomena for things that go "bump" in the night. Once I learned about them (I have never personally had them), I was like... "yup that's it, it's clear that science rules now"

DDonde · 31-35, M

@ShadowWolf Yeah it's like having a psychotic episode. Your brain just turns on you

ShadowWolf · 31-35, M

@DDonde That's what I read. That's wild. Combine that with sleep paralysis and you have the makings of a horror film rofl.