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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Fukfacewillie · 56-60, M

lol, just the opposite.

ShadowWolf · 31-35, M

@Fukfacewillie Interesting... so you feel that science is more exciting/mysterious than the supernatural?

Fukfacewillie · 56-60, M

@ShadowWolf Absolutely! Everything from relativity, spacetime, quantum theory, the big bang, black holes, the possibility of life, the night sky, dark matter, consciousness, etc. I don't think ghosts or magic can compete with reality.

ShadowWolf · 31-35, M

@Fukfacewillie I get my kicks out of everything you listed as well. However I am currently at odds with one of them that does provide more whimsy than the rest. "possibility of life". I'm afraid the Fermi paradox is ringing true. We haven't seen a Dyson Sphere, haven't had visitors in recorded history, and it's becoming more and more apparent life in our galaxy, nevermind local group, is isolated to us and us alone. If it's not, aliens are bound by the same laws of physics, and clearly have not developed the technology such as a warp drive to bend them. We can't use traditional means to approach the speed of light after all, since E=MC2. Infinite energy infinite mass. And it would still take 4.5 years at light speed to reach Proxima Centari.. the nearest star.

Fukfacewillie · 56-60, M

@ShadowWolf It is depressing the scale of the universe makes contact almost impossible. However, the discovery of water based planets in our galaxy makes the conclusion near certain, to me anyway, that life exists, and probably sentient life as well. And they are wondering the same thing, probably right now. I like that.

ShadowWolf · 31-35, M

@Fukfacewillie Right, it makes it seem so lonely and empty. We are just here, on this rock orbiting around a ball of fire alone in a massive expanse. I can agree the discovery is a good sign. In line with the Fermi paradox, Earth is in a unique situation to support life, which is exceedingly rare among the cosmos. Many other bodies out there may have supported life in the distant past, especially considering the age of the universe. For all we know, there could be a civilization in Andromeda, and when the galaxies merge, future humans might end up with new neighbors!