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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AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M

You mean the Hawaiian God Haleakala isn’t the reason the sun rises and sets every day ?

ShadowWolf · 31-35, M

@AthrillatheHunt Or that sacrifices must be made to empower the Sun God Huitzilopochtli of the Aztecs to ward off the moon. 😜. "Ka-Li Ma!" rofl

AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M

@ShadowWolf you mean the day I spent at the sun god temple of Pachacamac in Peru was for naught?

ShadowWolf · 31-35, M

@AthrillatheHunt Indeed. Just like the time I prayed to Zeus at the Acropolis to make lighting strike my neighbors house because their little yappy dog wouldn't shut up.

AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M

@ShadowWolf or the time when I was in the church of the holy sepulcher in Jerusalem? Or hagia sophia in Istanbul ? What a waste. Lol

ShadowWolf · 31-35, M

@AthrillatheHunt Now lets not go that far, you are going to upset the devout Christians😉

AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M

@ShadowWolf Or the time I stuffed a hand written note in the wailing wall ? That covers Muslims and Jews too .

ShadowWolf · 31-35, M

@AthrillatheHunt Man you are going for the throat now rofl.

AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M

@ShadowWolf nah I’m playing. I respect all faiths. My dad was an Albanian Muslim and mom Roman Catholic and I lived in Israel so it’s all in jest.

ShadowWolf · 31-35, M

@AthrillatheHunt Haha yes I know. I knew from the moment we started our banter :)