"Extending the Critical Context" #9

I think it's hard for a cultural myth to be challegened or "robbed of its mythical power." Cultural myths have usually been around for a while, and it's hard for people to just forget about them, or not believe them anymore. But, if a myth is consistently being analyzed and exposed for being a myth than it will probably not be around anymore. The more people realize that the myth is in fact a myth, the less they will believe in it, thus causing it to lose its myth power. The word will spread, and eventually the myth will die. The problem is, that it can be hard for people to accept that myths aren't true. There are people out there who are incredibly stubborn and that is why I think it's so hard for myths to be buried. I think there are even rare occurences when even though myths have been proven wrong and unrealistic, they are still around. For example, the Fountain of Youth that the spanish explorers were looking for. Obviously, there is no fountain of youth, we know that it doesn't exist, but there are probably people out there who still believe that it does exist. People sometimes choose what they want to believe because it's easier than accepting the truth.