Mysteries are a staple of our modern popular culture. They are embedded in our television shows, in film, in books, and in our natural world. Humans have been faced with and enjoyed solving mysteries since the beginning time. Our ancient Roman and Greek ancestors, when faced with mysteries like where does the rain come from and what causes an earthquake, made up their mythological gods and goddesses, legends, and heroes and heroines as an answer to their questions.
Mysteries are a paradoxical concept they are both simple and complex.
While there is always something to figure out or a problem to solve, the methods to go about it are innumerable. Some mysteries are based around solving a natural problem. The movie Twister makes a good example. But the characters in the film are storm chasers, who are attempting to place their new, innovative device inside the cyclone to solve the mystery of what causes a tornado. Other mysteries have a supernatural problem at their core.