In what sense is mythology an 'explanation' of anything? Having got your explanation, what can you do with it? It's on a par with 'explaining' that it rains because water falls from the sky, that it's a hot day because of the high temperature, that Grandad died because he stopped breathing. In short, it's a waste of effort.

Unless, of course, you can predict the next big problem. Which (except for luck) you simply can't.