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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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Thank you for asking this beautiful question, yes for me the hyperationalism of our society has destroyed magic and mystery. Luckily for me I am still very into the mystical, folklore, mythology.

Measuring and quantifying the universe suits logical types, esp men, science requires only ‘objectivity’ [that is the complete removal of all emotion] that’s what objective means. It really suits men. For creative, passionate, chaotic, emotional people we see a completely different version of the world/universe that is emotional, mythic, folkloric, magical and creative and not scientific and we deserve to be seen and heard.
@sirenofthesea How sexist. lol