Religion and Mythology --Amy Ouypron

So I really enjoyed our class lecture on Monday-- the continuation about Mythology and how it relates to our cultural perspective on the world. I think it finally clicked for me! I mean, when I was younger I had certain ideals that I took to heart. I was a Christian, I believed in Christmas, and most importantly, I had an imagination that was far more powerful than anything I was learning in school. I suppose like most people, growing older and repeatedly hearing about "evolution" and the simple rationalities of science begins to ruin that whole area of thought. It's as if your creative orb begins to implode upon itself because you're bombarded with so many questions that without even knowing it, you've become a philosopher. Even worse, once you've recognized this new "philosophical mindset" you've embarked upon (at least in my case) I began to pride myself on questioning everything until eventually the world became nothing but itself. How boring.
I think a lot of people get into a class like this one and don't really understand the actual concept (I didn't in many ways). In reality, I suppose that a philosopher is at the opposite end of the spectrum from religion with gray areas such as Buddhism in between. Anyways, my point being is that I thought it was very interesting about the idea that a philosopher questions because he is no longer experiencing "the myth." He needs to dissect and analyze his experiences in order to find an explanation and such a course of action usually becomes too common and overly abused. In fact, isn't always questioning a plain waste of time? I suppose a fine line between innate natural instincts and being a good person can often exist but wouldn't this explain why some people seem to just be simplistic and happy knowing who they are and what they believe in without having to even take into consideration the yammer of their opposition?
So my point being is, if a person should do anything each day, it is to just stop thinking so damn much and just "live."