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1->''Explanations exist; they have existed for all time; there is always a well-known solution to every human problem -- neat, plausible, and wrong.''
2-->-- '''Creator/HLMencken''', 1917
3
4->''If anyone listened to Jack Bauer, the show would be called ''[[Series/TwentyFour 3]].''''
5-->-- '''[[MemeticMutation Jack Bauer Facts]]'''
6
7----
8[[foldercontrol]]
9
10[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
11->'''Kirie:''' So you believe what that clown said?\
12'''Shuichi:''' Tell me, how you can believe a toy clown said'' anything at all''?
13-->-- ''Manga/{{Uzumaki}}''
14
15->''Oh come on, there's no such thing as '''crop circles'''! What it really was was a ghost. And that dinosaur the principal saw? Ghost dinosaur.''
16-->-- '''Random fifth grader''', ''Anime/DigimonTamers''
17
18->''You can see ghosts, yet you do not believe in soul reapers?!''
19-->-- '''Rukia Kuchiki''', ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''
20
21-> '''Adolph''': Evil spirits? You mean, what you said before was true?\
22'''Guts''': You're sayin' you believe in God, but not in evil spirits?
23-->-- ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''
24
25->''It amuses me that you refuse to believe in curses when you have a devil for a servant and have come eye-to-eye with grim reapers.''
26-->-- '''Sebastian Michaelis''', ''Manga/BlackButler''
27
28->'''Flat:''' Yeah. He turned from a mage to a Dead Apostle.\
29'''Jack the Ripper:''' Dead Apostle?\
30'''Flat:''' A bloodsucker... Oh, [[OurVampiresAreDifferent would you understand if I said ‘vampire’?]]\
31'''Jack the Ripper:''' It’s true that there are theories I was actually a vampire... but even for a mage, isn’t that a too B-grade occult?\
32'''Flat:''' Jack the Ripper resurrected in the modern day is way more B-grade occult, though.
33-->-- ''Literature/FateStrangeFake''
34
35->'''[[SpiderPeople Rachnera:]]''' I thought [[HeadlessHorseman dullahans]] were imaginary.\
36'''Kimihito:''' Yeah, says the giant spider.
37-->-- ''Manga/MonsterMusume''
38
39->'''Koizumi''': Oh! Perhaps invaders from a parallel dimension are playing a trick on you. You never know, they could pop up where you least expect it.\
40'''Kyon''': Okay, now you're pulling my leg.\
41'''Koizumi''': If I were [[TheTeamNormal you]], I wouldn't rule out that possibility.
42-->-- ''[[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'', after seriously discussing the subjects of TimeTravel, {{Psychic Power}}s, and {{Reality Warper}}s
43
44->''I'm ninety-nine percent sure that Death Gun is a people mere rumor. Killing someone in the real world from a virtual one? I can't believe that's possible. [[SubvertedTrope But the remaining one percent chance has brought me here]].''
45-->-- '''Kirigiya Kazuto''', ''Anime/SwordArtOnline''
46[[/folder]]
47
48[[folder:Audio Plays]]
49->'''Lt. Sandoz:''' ''(at haunted piano)'' There must be a mechanism in the piano.\
50'''Doctor:''' You really ''never'' stop, do you, Lieutenant? But there's a limit to skepticism, you know. You end up cutting your own throat with OccamsRazor.
51-->-- ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'', ''Winter for the Adept''
52[[/folder]]
53
54[[folder:Comic Books]]
55->'''Hellboy''': We're being set up for the real deal -- William Grenier.\
56'''Kate Corrigan''': That's crazy! If he was ''ever'' real, he'd be, what, 800 years old?!\
57'''Hellboy''': Now listen to me. How is that any weirder than the stuff you've already seen today? Right?\
58'''Kate Corrigan''': Right...
59-->-- ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}: The Wolves of Saint August''
60
61-> ''I've seen a haunted chair and a talking mongoose, but I'd have bet good money there were no dragons.''
62-->-- '''Hellboy''', ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}: The Nature of the Beast''
63
64->'''Dum-Dum Dugan:''' Shoulda known you was one o' those weirdos who believe in the 'bom'nable Snowman.\
65'''Gabe Jones:''' Y'know, Dum-Dum, you take the cake. Here we are chasing Godzilla and a zillion-foot tall man-ape and you scoff at something only a few feet bigger than a gorilla.
66-->-- ''ComicBook/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters1977'' (Creator/MarvelComics)
67
68->'''ComicBook/BlackPanther:''' Well, what then? Some "monster of the hidden temple"?\
69'''ComicBook/TheVision:''' Your skepticism ill befits a man who stands next to an android and a ''[[ComicBook/TheMightyThor god]]'', T'Challa.
70-->-- ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' #124 (Creator/MarvelComics)
71
72-> ''There's mutants, Spider-Men, Captain America frozen in a block of ice for decades, Tony Stark is a human tank, but '''''vampires''''' is too much for you?''
73-->-- '''Ben Urich''', ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan #95''
74
75->''Funny how I accepted [[Literature/TheInvisibleMan invisible fellas]] and [[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} mad inventors bringing back the dead]], but I never really believed in [[Literature/{{Dracula}} you]].''
76-->-- '''Elijah Snow''', ''ComicBook/{{Planetary}} #13''
77
78->''"I don't believe in that kind of miracle, o divine master. Flying carpets are one thing, but rain-making is sheer science fiction!"''
79-->-- '''Owzat''', ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}} and the Magic Carpet''
80
81->'''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}:''' Doctor, could the tissue you've been unable to identify be partially human?\
82'''Dr. Light:''' Human? That seems unlikely--\
83'''Gangbuster:''' Says the lady who watched alien insects erect a hive in the middle of the city in a matter of days.
84-->-- ''ComicBook/DeathAndTheFamily''
85
86->'''Janine Melnitz''': "Well, maybe ''you'' believe in that Santa Claus baloney, but I don't. So ''I've'' gone out and bought everyone a present... Just like last year!"
87->'''Ray Stantz''': "You shouldn't be so skeptical, ''Janine''. Some people don't even believe in ''ghosts'', but ''we'' know they exist!"
88-->-- A licensed comic for ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters''
89
90[[/folder]]
91
92[[folder:Fan Works]]
93->'''Dark Yagami''': Do ghosts exits?\
94'''Blud''': ''THEY DO NOT MY GOOD YOUNG FRIEND BECAUSE THAT SORT OF THING IS IMPOSABLE?''\
95'''Dark''': But ur a Shinigami aren't you imposable too?\
96'''Blud''': ''NO COS THIS IS THE DEATH NOT WORLD WHERE SHINIGAMI ARE POSABLE''
97-->-- ''Fanfic/LightAndDarkTheAdventuresOfDarkYagami''
98
99->''"Boy, kids these days. You tell people you're an emperor from beyond space and time, they just nod. You flap in on a pair of wings, and all of a sudden they forget how to talk."''
100-->-- '''[[GodEmperor Daniel]]''', ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars''
101
102->He didn't see any point in wondering whether or not this was real; considering he'd been at least partly responsible for shattering the very fabric of reality and/or turning the entire human race -- less himself, a two hundred-foot naked copy of his sister(?) and Asuka -- into LCL to experience some rather nebulous transhumanist paradise, skepticism about mere mental time travel seemed rather silly.
103-->-- '''Shinji''', ''Fanfic/DoingItRightThisTime''
104
105->Harry was no longer sure, at this point, whether this was the sort of thing he ought to be skeptical about, or the sort of thing he should just take in stride.
106-->-- ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality''
107
108->'''Light''': You're not going to see a single ghost, not even the tiniest little spirit of a brutally murdered fly, because there are no such things.\
109'''L''': Light-kun is right. Believing in ghosts is like claiming that you own a magical notebook or that you have a pet monster that only eats apples. Don't be ridiculous.
110-->-- ''Fanfic/IWontSay'', a ''Manga/DeathNote'' fanfic.
111
112->"Potions? Like – magic?" Lizzie said slowly, twisting up her mouth. "But magic's not re–" She stopped, staring down at her blue hands. "What am I saying – I'm dead and sitting in the burnt remains of my family home waiting to see which afterlife will have me. Why not magic?"
113-->-- '''Lizzie Liddell''', [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2021451/chapters/4481901 Land of the Dead]]
114
115-> ''They're not conspiracies when you live in a world where ''everyone'' has a secret agenda.''
116-->-- '''Naruto Uzumaki''', ''Fanfic/IAmNOTGoingThroughPubertyAgain''
117
118->'''RS:''' and fortune telling? seems kinda farfetched\
119'''AT:''' .....................\
120'''AT:''' ryuji, [[VideoGame/Persona5 last year you fought monsters with a pirate skeleton that lived in your brain]]\
121'''RS:''' yeah i know but fortune telling is\
122'''RS:''' it's like\
123'''RS:''' actually n/m there's no coming back from that
124-->-- ''Fanfic/BlackStarPersona5''
125
126->People had gotten used to aura and Semblances. They were an everyday part of life and no one raised an eyebrow when someone suddenly gained the ability to bench press a car or run faster than the eye could see. Even summoning circles like Weiss' glyphs were accepted. And yet when Ozpin revealed he had the power of magic, everyone freaked out.\
127Why? What was the difference between Qrow turning into a bird and Blake summoning clones of herself? They were both powers that changed the world around them. Both made no sense from a physics or biology point of view. Ruby's body should have crumpled under the force of her own movement and yet it never did. Semblances were as good as magic but never got called that. Because magic was stupid. Magic didn't exist.
128-->-- ''Fanfic/RelicOfTheFuture''
129
130->Now here I was, in a world of imaginary creatures given life, and I felt like I was experiencing some twisted cosmic joke.\
131Where do I draw the line?\
132Did the existence of Dragons mean the same should be said for krakens and minotaurs? Did Leprechauns live under this Earth's rainbows and Tooth Fairies exchange currency for baby teeth? Does magic mean curses and good luck charms were common place? What about if little nonsense rhymes like stepping on a crack really could break a mom's back?
133-->-- '''Antares''', ''Fanfic/PointMeAtTheSkyrim''
134
135->''You might not want to pull on that thread, John. None of this makes sense. She was also [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] embalmed. In case any of you have forgotten. But here she is. She's breathing. She bled. She crawled out of her grave. That's what happened. This is the ''supernatural''. It's not about logic. Not the logic you've been taught anyway. It's about magic.''
136-->-- '''Dean''', ''Fanfic/HowTheLightGetsIn''
137
138->'''[[ComicBook/{{Valor}} Mon-El]]:''' "Dog? White? Named [[ComicBook/KryptoTheSuperdog Krypto]]?"\
139'''Sherri:''' "Yes. Supposedly he came from the same planet ComicBook/{{Superboy}} came from, though I find that hard to believe. It's hard enough to imagine that evolution followed similar paths with humanoids on other planets."\
140'''Mon-El:''' "Depends. If you give credence to the theory that many worlds were seeded with similar life forms, then it stands to reason that those life forms might evolve along similar paths."
141-->-- ''Fanfic/TalesOfTheOtherverse''
142
143->'''Valerie Payne''': The Japanese demon slayer thought Japanese demons were a myth?\
144'''Nataline Homato''': Yes, blondie. Irony isn't lost on me.
145-->-- ''[[Fanfic/TheUltimateEvil The Stronger Evil]]''
146
147->'''Ibis:''' "Ibistick! Restore this man to his normal size!"\
148'''Phantom Eagle:''' "I've seen a lot, but if I see that, I'll start believing in the Tooth Fairy."\
149(Ibis magically shrinks Red Crusher)\
150'''Mr. Scarlet:''' "Well?"\
151'''Phantom Eagle:''' (shrugging) "Guess I'll have to start leaving stuff under the pillows again. When I start losing 'em, that is."
152-->-- ''Fanfic/HereThereBeMonsters''
153
154->'''Doyle:''' What happened? Ghosts not weird enough?\
155'''Doc:''' No we just wanted to focus more on actual science, not make believe.\
156'''Drew:''' This again? Didn't you see the ghost cat from earlier? And then there was the blob that had broken loose on their way here.\
157'''Doc:''' I have yet to see any solid evidence that they were ghosts. I am not about to let myself be fooled like last time.\
158'''Doyle:''' Did last time include glowing blue cats and a green blob monster?\
159'''Doc:''' No, but I'm taking my chances.\
160'''Drew:''' I guess we'll just have to wait for you to see enough proof then, but honestly, we've seen alternate dimensions, underwater civilizations, and sentient lakes. I find it even stranger that you could be so closed to the idea.\
161'''Doc:''' I didn't support it before, and I don't support it now.
162-->-- ''Fanfic/KurAndTheCrown''
163
164-> “According to my mom,” Marco tells them, “we’re best off following Las Canoas as far north as the edge of the national forest, and then going on foot to the hork-bajir valley from there.”\
165“Marco…” Jean twists around to look at him in concern. “Sweetheart, your mom died five years ago.”\
166Marco shares an incredulous look with Jake: ''that’s'' the detail about all this that seems unbelievable to her? “Uh, yeah, Mrs. Berenson,” he says. “And I died three months ago, remember?”\
167“Well, yes.” She shifts in her seat. “I thought it’d be rude to mention that, though.”\
168Marco gapes at her. “Jake,” he says, “buddy, I hate to break it to you. But it’s not just Rachel. Your entire family is nothing but whackos.”
169-->-- "What if they saved Jake's family?", ''Fanfic/AllAssortedAnimorphsAUs''
170
171->He wrapped an arm around her. “I gathered.” He said, “But what did you leave out?” He didn’t say it, but she could almost feel him asking, ‘and why didn’t you trust me with it?’\
172“Because you’ll think I’m crazy.” She said, answering the unsaid question instead.\
173“We’re sitting here.” Danny said, waving at the room. “You have a bunch of very pretty fox tails.” She blushed at her dad’s compliment in spite of herself. “And we’ve just discovered that the fox that has been hanging around all day talks. At this point I’m fairly open to ideas.”
174-->-- ''Fanfic/TheTasteOfPeaches''
175
176->''I get how as a scientist you feel the need to be opposed to magic, but we live in a universe where magic is demonstrably real, so being in denial of magic is in fact counter-scientific.''
177-->'''Ashley''', ''Fanfic/WarioFacesConsequencesForHisActions'' [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/33955438/chapters/84443608]]
178
179->'''Marinette''': "I just don't get it! How can they believe such- such- ridiculous stories!"\
180'''Chloe''': "Stop taking my lines. Besides, her stories aren't quite that utterly ridiculous."\
181'''Marinette''': "[[SarcasmMode Right. Being Lady Luck's best friend, and friends with Prince Ali, and saving Jagged Stone's kitten. That's all entirely believable.]]"\
182'''Mylene''': "It kinda is when you think about it. I mean... I did fall for it and if I didn't know..."\
183'''Chloe''': "Let's list off more ridiculous stories of our classmates. There's myself, daughter of the mayor and, unfortunately, Audrey 'Style Queen' Barreau. Adrien, son of famed fashion designer Gabriel Agreste and Emilie Graham de Vanily of Graham films. Alix's father is curator at the Louvre. Rose actually did befriend Prince Ali. Juleka's mother is one of Jagged's former bandmates. Those two, Ivan, Luka and Adrien are trying to get their own band off the ground, which will probably work through nepotism alone but they're also genuinely good so they'll stick around anyway. Alya created the Luckyblog, a top source of Hero news in Paris. Max created an AI robot. Nathaniel and Marc's comic took off pretty quick thanks to Alya boosting it too. Speaking of Marc, their class has our two weathergirls on TV, Aurore and Mireille. And though she's not in our class directly, Kagami is of the Tsurugi family and a champion fencer in her own right."\
184'''Marinette''': "Okay when you put it that way but-"\
185'''Chloe''': "And then there's you. Daughter of one of the best, if not the best, bakery in Paris. Designed an album cover for Jagged Stone, along with his favorite sunglasses he has yet to take off during his current tour. Designed things that had Gabriel Agreste let his son model them in a very important fashion show. The same design that had the Style Queen offer you an internship because she adored it so much. The only way the class could get more star-studded would be if one of us became a superhero, [[SarcasmMode but what on earth are the chances of that?]]"
186-->-- ''Fanfic/LadyLuckMiraculousLadybug''
187[[/folder]]
188
189[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
190->'''Milo''': You know, the weather hasn't let up since Hellstrom stole that spear. I wonder if…\
191'''Audrey''': Coincidence, Milo. ''[…]'' I mean, come on. The old gods affecting the weather?\
192'''Vinny''': Well, there was [[ElementalEmbodiment that Indian wind god, spirit]], whatever, [[KrakenAndLeviathan Kraken]]. Yeah, the Kraken might have been a god. Maybe not. ''[…]'' And [[PowerCrystal that big Atlantis crystal]]… that was kind of like a god. All I'm saying, we see a lot of strange stuff. I'm, uh, just being open-minded.
193-->-- ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisMilosReturn''
194[[/folder]]
195
196[[folder:Literature]]
197->'''Peter Hutchings:''' An alien? Oh, come on.\
198'''The Doctor:''' You're on the moon inside a sentient church, waiting to see if you have any part to play in the rescue of a woman's soul from the clutches of a near-omnipotent being. Broaden your mind.
199-->-- ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoNewAdventuresTimewyrmRevelation Timewyrm: Revelation]]'' by Creator/PaulCornell
200
201->''I never would have thought that a living skeleton would be such a skeptic.''
202-->-- '''Stephanie''', ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant''
203
204->''Some folks say the ghosts of the Skeptics Society still haunt these back roads; eternally debunking the supernatural.''
205-->-- Twabble by '''[=Nowicki1283=]'''
206
207->'''Nico:''' A few months ago, I made contact with the troglodytes.\
208'''Apollo:''' Troglodytes are a myth.\
209'''Nico:''' A god is telling a demigod that something is a myth?
210-->-- ''Literature/TheTrialsOfApollo'', ''The Tower of Nero''
211
212->'''Oda:''' So what... ''idea'' is it that's due here in two minutes?
213->'''Matthew:''' The train that doesn't ever stop travelling, [[AfterlifeExpress that goes round and round the Circle line forever]].
214->'''Oda:''' That's absurd.
215->'''Matthew:''' For a woman who has [[AntiMagicalFaction dedicated her life]] to [[VanHelsingHateCrimes the eradication of mystic forces]], you have a very limited comprehension of what you're dealing with.
216-->--''[[Literature/MatthewSwift A Madness Of Angels]]''
217
218->'''Mark:''' We're not ''magic''. Magic doesn't exist.\
219'''Sarah:''' Says the man keeping company with two literal sorcerers.\
220'''Mark:''' Sorcery is just physics gone feral. We're [[PsychicPowers psionic]]. It's not the same thing.
221-->-- ''[[Literature/InCryptid Calculated Risks]]''
222
223->"She"-- ''points to Apple''-- "is the anointed queen of a society of witches, chosen for the role by the ghost-goddess of a dead highway. She"-- ''points to [[CuteGhostGirl Rose]]''-- "is an urban legend without the sense God gave the little green apples. I"-- ''points to herself''-- "am a ''[[OurBansheesAreDifferent bean sidhe]]'', and the less you know of me, the better. And the existence of the Muses is where you can't keep up anymore? Boyo, you should have dropped out of this conversation a lifetime ago if this is what you couldn't handle."
224-->-- '''Emma''' to '''Gary''', ''[[Literature/GhostRoads The Girl in the Green Silk Gown]]''
225[[/folder]]
226
227[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
228->''I don't believe in ghosts. I know that may sound strange coming from a guy who shoots sparks out of his fingers, but that's what I believe.''
229-->-- '''Ned''', ''Series/PushingDaisies''
230
231->'''Cause the thing is, Doctor, I believe it all now. You opened my eyes. All those amazing things out there, I believe them all. Well, apart from [[{{Recap/DoctorWho2007CSVoyageOfTheDamned}} that replica of the Titanic flying over Buckingham Palace on Christmas Day]], I mean that's gotta be a hoax.''
232-->--'''Donna Noble''', ''Series/DoctorWho''
233
234->'''Shadow Proclamation Leader:''' Time Lords are the stuff of legends! They belong in the myths and whispers of the higher species. You, Doctor, cannot ''possibly'' exist!\
235'''The Doctor:''' Yeeeeah, more to the point: I've got a missing ''planet!''
236-->--''Series/DoctorWho'', "The Stolen Earth"
237
238->'''Myka Bering:''' Cavorite doesn't exist... there's no such thing.\
239'''Peter Lattimer:''' Myka, on [[ArtifactCollectionAgency this job]], there's no such thing as "no such thing."
240-->-- ''Series/Warehouse13''
241
242->'''Arya:''' How did you find us?\
243'''[[ProfessionalKiller Jaqen H'ghar]]:''' After all the things you have seen, this is your question?
244-->-- ''Series/GameOfThrones''
245
246->''We're wizards. Why does everyone think it's so crazy that there could be Martians?''
247-->--'''Max Russo''', ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace''
248
249->''Scully, in six years, how often have I been wrong? No, seriously. Every time I bring you a new case we go through this perfunctory dance; you tell me I'm not scientifically rigorous and I'm off my nut. And then in the end, who turns out to be right 98.9% of the time?''
250-->-- '''Agent Mulder''', ''Series/TheXFiles'', "Field Trip"
251
252->'''Sam''': Dean, there's ten times as much lore about angels as there is about anything else we've ever hunted.\
253'''Dean''': You know what, there's a ton of lore on unicorns too. In fact, I hear that they ride on silver moonbeams, and that they shoot rainbows out of their ass!\
254'''Sam''': Wait, there's no such thing as unicorns?
255-->-- ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''
256
257->'''Dean:''' I thought Lucifer was just a story they told at demon sunday school. There’s no such thing.
258->'''[[OurAngelsAreDifferent Castiel]]:''' Three days ago, you thought there was no such thing as me.
259-->-- ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''
260
261->''They're not like the Loch Ness Monster, Dean - dragons aren't ''real.''''
262-->-- '''Bobby Singer''', shortly before being proven wrong, ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''
263
264->'''Jeffrey''': Is he Inhuman?\
265'''Coulson''': Claims he made a [[DealWithTheDevil deal with the Devil]].\
266'''Fitz''': Which is nonsense.\
267'''Coulson''': You know, the rationalist in me wants to agree, but the ''skull on fire'' presents a pretty compelling argument for "Hail Satan."
268-->-- ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' (regarding the '''ComicBook/GhostRider''')
269
270->'''Colleen Wing:''' All of [The Hand's] power stems from their ability to bring back the dead.\
271'''ComicBook/LukeCage''': Okay, I don't know how much of this I can take. This sounds insane!\
272'''[[ComicBook/IronFist Danny Rand]]''': And so does being ''[[ImmuneToBullets bulletproof.]]''
273-->--''Series/TheDefenders2017''
274
275->'''Weyoun''': Pah-wraiths and Prophets. All this talk of gods strikes me as nothing more than superstitious nonsense.\
276'''Damar''': You believe that the Founders are gods, don't you?\
277'''Weyoun''': That's different.\
278'''Damar''': [laughs] In what way?\
279'''Weyoun''': The Founders ''are'' gods.
280-->-- ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''
281
282->'''Nandor:''' ''(to the camera)'' Ghosts are the stuff of fairytales. Stories we tell children to frighten out their excess energy so that they might slumber more peacefully.\
283'''Guillermo:''' Huh.\
284'''Nandor:''' ''(to Guillermo)'' ...Did you say something?\
285'''Guillermo:''' I'm sorry; vampires are real, but ghosts are not?\
286'''Nandor:''' ''(to the camera)'' He's heard too many fairy stories from Nadja.\
287'''Guillermo:''' No, I actually just want to make sure we're on the same page. Y'know, after years of working for you, a ''known'' vampire, I have seen werewolves, necromancers, a zombie, and ''several'' [[Film/TheBabadook Babadooks]]... but a ghost, that's where we draw the line?
288-->-- ''Series/WhatWeDoInTheShadows2019'', "[[Recap/WhatWeDoInTheShadowsS2E2Ghosts Ghosts]]"
289
290->'''Palace Guard:''' Is this supposed to be a joke? [[TheMarvelousDeer Morozova's stag]] is a myth.\
291'''Mal:''' A living Saint is in your palace right now, and you scoff at a myth?
292-->-- ''Series/ShadowAndBone'', "[[Recap/ShadowAndBoneEpisode5ShowMeWhoYouAre Show Me Who You Are]]"
293[[/folder]]
294
295[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
296->"I'm lost," Lars spat into the flames. "What in hell are you talking about? Spaceships? [[MadScientist Sons ]] of [[{{Magitek}} Ether]]? [[EternalEngine Mechanical worlds]]?" He advanced on the wanderer. "You, lady, are full of shit! I'm a [[TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade vampire]], a goddamned ''immortal,'' and I have never heard of this crap and will never fall for it because its ''all in your fucking head!"''\
297"How do you explain [[EldritchLocation where you are now]]?" Grey Wolf remarked, watching the confrontation with interest.\
298"You callin' me crazy?"\
299"Not at all," the shaman replied. "Only remember that there are a good many things even immortals can never grasp."
300-->-- ''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension - Convention Book: Void Engineers''
301
302->Also worthy of consideration is the difficulty that [[FantasyKitchenSink the supernatural world is vastly complicated and tangled in and of itself, to say the least]]. [...] Accordingly, many potential alliances never happen because [[HunterOfMonsters hunters]] either don’t believe each other, or miss references because they don’t fit in their personal views of the supernatural: "I saw a [[TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem vampire]] drinking someone’s blood. What? [[TabletopGame/WerewolfTheForsaken Werewolves]]? No, that’s stupid. I’ll bet [[TotallyNotAWerewolf some vampires can turn into wolves]], though." (If you don’t believe people are this tunnel-visioned or arrogant, [[TakeThat spend an hour on an unmoderated forum anywhere on the Internet]]).
303-->-- ''[[TabletopGame/ChroniclesOfDarkness New World of Darkness]]: Antagonists''
304[[/folder]]
305
306[[folder:Video Games]]
307->''What? You fought an [[OurVampiresAreDifferent army of vamps]] with [[FunctionalMagic magic]]; you've walked the [[DarkWorld shadow world]] in [[OurSoulsAreDifferent anima form]]; you've talked to [[LivingStatue statues]] and run with [[TheFairFolk fairies]]. So what's so weird about a grown man [[ConsultingMisterPuppet talking to a teddy bear?]]''
308-->-- '''Dragan Dzoavich''', ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld''
309
310->''Skyrim is now host to [[OurDragonsAreDifferent giant, flying lizards]] and [[CatFolk two-legged cat-men]]... And you're surprised by me? [[TalkingAnimal Yes. I just talked]]. And am continuing to do so.''
311-->-- '''Barbas''', literal MoralityPet of [[JackassGenie Clavicus Vile]], ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''
312
313->'''Lynne''': I don't believe in a "sixth sense". It's not scientific!\
314'''Sissel''': ''[[FirstPersonSmartass (Says the ghost...)]]''
315-->-- ''VideoGame/GhostTrick''
316
317->''"A city... at the bottom of the ocean? Pfft, ridiculous."''
318-->-- '''Booker [=DeWitt=]''' during his brief visit to [[VideoGame/BioShock1 Rapture]], after having spent the entire game jumping between {{Alternate Universe}}s in a city that flies in the air, ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite''
319
320->''I only recently became aware of the existence of zombies. Like many fungi, I'd just assumed they were fairy tales or movie monsters. This whole experience has been a huge eye-opener for me.''
321-->-- '''Puff-shroom''', a sentient, English-speaking mushroom plant, ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies''
322
323->''Well ''that'' was weird.\
324''{{beat}}''\
325Alright, let's turn into chickens and find a way out of this prison hotel through the sewage system to meet the different timeline goat-men in the swamp town.''
326-->-- '''Tostada''' (who, by the way, is the guardian spirit of a magical luchador mask) after first meeting the Chicken Illuminati, ''VideoGame/Guacamelee2''
327
328->''Hey, did you hear what that dude said? Come on... [[ToiletHorror Hanako?]] In this day and age?\
329Wait... With demons popping up all over, why would I be surprised if she’s real? I gotta get with the program before it bites me in the ass.''
330-->-- '''Eikichi "Michel" Mishina''', ''VideoGame/Persona2: Innocent Sin''
331
332->''A ghost is telling me she doesn't believe in monsters.''
333-->-- '''Yuna Toomi''', ''VisualNovel/KindredSpiritsOnTheRoof''
334
335->True, I've seen stories on the news about robots looking uncannily like real humans... but isn't something like this far beyond those?\
336Still, I can't help but believe the evidence of my own eyes.\
337I mean, I've been hopping in and out of Tvs for the past year. Who am I to say what's strange or not?
338-->-- '''Yu Narukami''', on '''[[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Aigis]]''', ''VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax''
339
340->'''Atreus''': How are Brok and Sindri supposed to build with... whatever they are?\
341'''Mimir''': Don't count the Dwarves out, lad. They're right pricks, but they're resourceful. They once made an unbreakable chain out of little more than a cat's footstep and bird spit!\
342'''Atreus''': That doesn't even make sense!\
343'''Mimir''': Well, that's the legend. If you wanted sense, you shouldn't be talking to a severed head!
344-->-- ''VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4''
345
346->''"The Guardians of Time are real? [[DefiedTrope Does that mean faeries that steal your teeth are real, too?]]"''
347-->-- '''Serafie'''[[note]]who had directly compared the two legends[[/note]], ''VideoGame/WorldOfFinalFantasy''
348
349[[/folder]]
350
351[[folder:Web Animation]]
352->'''Ruby Rose:''' Stop it! This isn't real!\
353'''Roman Torchwick:''' "Isn't real"? You're the one following a talking cat around a fairy tale. Reality's getting fuzzier by the minute, kid.
354-->-- ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''
355[[/folder]]
356
357[[folder:Webcomics]]
358->'''GM''': The ship has a cooling system.\
359'''Obi-Wan''': So where does the heat it generates go? It's a closed system; you can't just magically pump it out into space. We're trying to be realistic, right?\
360'''GM''': Yeah...\
361'''Obi-Wan''': In fact, didn't you say the hull is polished silver? The thermal emissivity of polished metal is—\
362'''GM''': This ship hovers with no visible means of propulsion and travels through hyperspace, and you're worried about the ''air conditioning''?
363-->-- ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids''
364
365->''I cannot fathom why a ''telepath'' is so skeptical, but [[MindRape if you are not satisfied]]...''
366-->-- '''The Sorrow''' (a ghost) to Psycho Mantis, ''Webcomic/TheLastDaysOfFoxhound''
367
368->'''Antimony''': You see, I ''also'' think [[EmotionlessGirl Jones]] is a robot.\
369'''Kat''': ''Whaaaaa...'' Come on! First off, a human looking robot is called an "android" and second, there is ''no way'' you could make an android that looks ''that'' good.\
370'''Antimony''': We have seen stranger. Remember that [[NoodleIncident cursed teapot]]?\
371'''Kat''': Yeahhhhh... But that was... I don't even ''know'' what ''that'' was about...
372-->-- ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt''
373
374->'''TG:''' skepticism is the crutch of cinematic troglodytes\
375'''TG:''' like hey mom dad theres a dinosaur or a ghost or whatever in my room. "yeah right junior go back to bed"\
376'''TG:''' fuck you mom and dad how many times are we going to watch this trope unfold it wasnt goddamn funny the first time i saw it\
377'''TG:''' just once id like to see dad crap his pants when a kid says theres a vampire in his closet\
378'''TG:''' "OH SHIT EVERYONE IN THE MINIVAN"\
379'''TG:''' be fuckin dad of the year right there
380-->-- '''Dave Strider''', ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''
381
382->''Optimism through stalwart skepticism is a defect not everyone is lucky enough to be cursed with.''
383-->-- '''Rose Lalonde''', ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''
384
385->"But this is set in the 1930s! Hitler's still alive!"\
386A guy has just been brought back to life after dying because he picked the wrong cup as the Holy Grail, and you're worried about historical accuracy?
387-->-- ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic'', [[http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/121.html #121 author's commentary]]
388
389->''(The [[HalfHumanHybrid half-cryptid]] Callie managed to fool [[TokenHuman Christy and Casey]] by shapeshifting into a stray cat)''\
390'''Christy:''' I thought I had a hold on the whole [[OurMonstersAreDifferent Cryptid]] thing. But clearly I'm just as easily duped as the next human.\
391'''Callie:''' Christy I understand but Casey, you don't seem surprised in the slightest?\
392'''Casey:''' Nothing surprises me after seeing my roommate's date turn into a giant dragon.
393-->-- ''Webcomic/MyDragonGirlfriend''
394
395->''Like all good comic book scientists, Doctor Shark is willing to ignore massive swaths of his own inexplicable universe.''
396-->--''Webcomic/TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella''
397
398->'''Fox:''' How is [[ForcedTransformation this]] ridiculous to you!? You are dating a literal witch!\
399'''Fido:''' Hey, just because I have direct evidence of ghosts, spirits, prophecies of the future, magic(k)al control over time and space- Okay, maybe you have a point.
400-->--''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}''
401
402->''"I won't be so open-minded my brains fall out. I can be a talking dog who lives in a giant robot and still think your thing is weird."''
403-->--'''Sweetheart''', ''Webcomic/SkinHorse''
404[[/folder]]
405
406[[folder:Web Original]]
407->''Killer monsters that were made through actual science, most likely. Dreams are just thoughts you have while you're sleeping that can be influenced by what was going on around you before you fell asleep. Sorry, but unless I see some proof, I'm just gonna keep rolling with the idea that his dream was influenced by what he saw before he fell asleep.''
408-->--'''[[Franchise/AceAttorney Apollo Justice]]''', ''Roleplay/OurAvatarsWereInARoomTogetherTheContinuation''
409
410->''Now, if you or I [[{{Franchise/Terminator}} saw a naked man drop through a hole in reality and walk through 50 bullets to put his fist through our stomach]], we'd die knowing that we've made a robot from the future very happy. A guy in a movie, though, he has no idea what happened. He'll use his dying words to argue how robots don't exist, and even if they did, [[InsaneTrollLogic they wouldn't be able to smile!]]''
411-->--'''{{Creator/Seanbaby}}''', [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/7-great-occupations-for-horribly-stupid-people/ "7 Great Occupations For Horribly Stupid People"]]
412
413->''I just love that no one in the police department has heard of the [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Triad]] except for White and consider him some conspiracy nut. It’s as if White was trying to put out the theory that Bigfoot is a heroin peddler or there is some reptilian conspiracy.''
414-->--'''[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Miles Antilwer]]''' [[http://moviemoses.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/year-of-the-dragon-1985-michael-cimino/ on]] ''Film/YearOfTheDragon1985''
415
416->'''Matt''': Despite the fact they were '''JUST TALKING ABOUT A VAMPIRE ARMY''', [[Creator/MichelleRodriguez (Michelle) Rodriguez]] suggests they’ve “wasted enough time on fairy tales.”\
417'''Chris''': She’s pretty skeptical for someone who is the actual daughter of a vampire and literally kills monsters for a living.
418-->--Chris Sims and Matt Wilson [[http://comicsalliance.com/comicsalliance-reviews-bloodrayne-2005-part-one/ on]] ''{{Film/Bloodrayne}}''
419
420->''Oh, sorry, did we forget to mention that the most rational response in the whole movie to millions of people suddenly vanishing is definitely that guy trying to jump out of the airplane at 30,000 feet to go look for them? Nobody else seems to care much, and they certainly don't remember word one [sic; one word] from the Bible about any of this; even the goddamn preacher who likes to get into shouting matches with the Almighty needs a fucking mail-order "[[ExpositionDump So You've Been Left Behind]]" infomercial VHS tape to figure it out.''
421-->-- '''Website/SomethingAwful''' [[https://www.somethingawful.com/movie-reviews/left-behind-trilogy/1/ on]] ''Film/{{Left Behind|2000}}''
422
423->''[="=]Several aspects of this case remain unexplained suggesting the possibility of paranormal phenomena, but I am convinced that to accept such conclusions is to abandon all hope of understanding the scientific events behind them…[="=] says Scully. Are you '''fucking''' kidding me? This is the story where she witnessed an alien bounty hunter metamorphosing and alien fetuses wiggling about in cocoons and all this evidence forces her to conclude that science is definitely the thing to believe in. Give me strength.''
424-->--'''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/little-green-men-written-by-glen-morgan.html Joe Ford]]''' on ''Series/TheXFiles'', "End Game"
425
426->''"'Superstitious' is a word never to be used while seriously saying 'I want to go looking for Atlantis!' It's rather like saying 'Aliens? What a preposterous notion! Now, help me draw the summoning circle for the demon.'"''
427-->-- '''Website/SFDebris''' on ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire''
428
429->''There's also a few of these guys who're like "King Lycaon of Arcadia was turned into a wolf by the gods, which is a real thing that historically happened, but people supposedly turn into wolves every year at the festival he founded, which is silly peasant superstition"''
430-->--[[https://twitter.com/OSPyoutube/status/1414868163901239319 This tweet]], on where ancient writers chose to draw the line between "ridiculous superstition" and "perfectly factual information."
431
432->''THE STORY HAS DRAGONS IN IT!\
433\
434But Jews? That's where you draw the line?''
435-->'''[[https://www.tumblr.com/short-wooloo/730173278511120384/the-story-has-dragons-in-it-but-jews-thats?source=share short-wooloo]]''' on some people's reactions to ''Fanfic/AThingOfVikings'' having Jewish characters.
436[[/folder]]
437
438[[folder:Web Video]]
439->'''Kakyoin''': By the way, Polnareff.\
440'''Polnareff''': What is it?\
441'''Kakyoin''': You said he's in the world inside the mirror...but there's no world inside the mirror. This isn't fantasy or the Anime version.\
442'''[[EarlyBirdCameo Illuso]]''': Shake my hand at the Pompeii Ruins!\
443'''Polnareff''': Understood, but let's go for now!
444-->-- ''WebVideo/VaguelyRecallingJoJo''
445
446->'''Hinagiku''': Stop ignoring me! I am totally serious about [[GroundhogDayLoop this day repeating itself!]]\
447'''Momoko''': Don't be stupid, that can't happen.\
448'''Hinagiku''': We're [[MagicalGirl magical transforming girls]] who fight devils with ''love waves'' and take orders from a ''mirror''! I think this is within the realm of possibility here!
449-->-- ''WebVideo/WeddingPeachAbridged''
450
451->'''Plinkett:''' So Count Dooku is rallying star systems to align against the Republic. They say he's just "[[VillainWithGoodPublicity a political idealist.]]"\
452'''Padme:''' I think that Count Dooku is behind it.\
453'''Plinkett:''' ''(as Mace Windu)'' Whoa-hooooooh, hold on, lil' lady! [[HeadInTheSandManagement You don't know what yer talkin' about!]] So shut your mouth, little girl..Jus' '''''SHUT YER FACE.''''' But seriously, though, Yoda's glad you're o.k. Now [[StayInTheKitchen get back in the kitchen]].
454-->-- '''[[WebVideo/RedLetterMedia Harry S. Plinkett]]''' on ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''
455
456->''"This is the only show I know of where apathy is a constant threat."''
457-->-- '''Creator/AllisonPregler''' on ''Series/Charmed1998''
458
459->''"Among your team members is a super-speedster, a living bug-woman, someone with invisible armor, a clone of Franchise/{{Superman}}, and a guy who can create purple energy constructs! What is so unbelievable about being from the future?!"''
460-->-- '''Linkara''', ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall: The Culling, Part 1: Teen Titans Annual #1''
461
462->''"Anyway, ComicBook/{{Mephisto}}, as the woman in red, explains how different cultures believe that people have 'dream selves...each living alternate lives' and et cetera, and we only encounter them when we're sleeping. ''(Reading as Spider-Man)'' 'Sorry, never believed in that sort of thing.' You live in the Marvel Universe! Alternate realities are an established scientific '''fact''' for you people! In fact, I'm pretty sure you've '''been''' to alternate universes before!"''
463-->-- '''Linkara''', ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'' review of ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay''
464
465->'''[[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Burai:]]''' Are you kidding me? Who will believe such a silly story?\
466'''Linkara:''' You are a 170 million year old guy who lived alongside dinosaurs before moving in with [[OurGnomesAreWeirder gnomes]] and [[TheFairFolk fairies]], AND you were just exiled from the moon by an evil pop singer witch, AND you [[HenshinHero transform into a spandex clad superhero]], who [[MakeMyMonsterGrow sometimes grows giant sized]] to fight [[HumongousMecha robots!]] This is not the weirdest thing that's happened to you lately!
467-->--'''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'''.
468
469->''"[[BigBad Lorca]] is presented as delusional, because he believes in destiny... In a world that insists that all life and the forces of life are connected to fungus. This is like saying that organised religion is backwards and hopeless, because you know that God is a guy named 'Kim', who works at the Chinese laundry. 'I will wash their robes and make them white.' 'I ''know'' you will, man! I ''know'' it!'"''
470-->-- '''Chuck Sonnenburg''', ''Website/SFDebris'' on ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery''
471
472->''"Danny being ridiculed for claiming to be the ComicBook/IronFist ''makes no sense''! This is [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse the same universe]] where [[Film/TheAvengers2012 a hole opened up in the sky, aliens spoured out,]] and we were saved by [[Film/IronMan1 a billonaire in gravity-defying armor]], [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008 a big green monster]], [[Film/{{Thor}} a guy with a magic hammer]] and [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger a dude in blue pajamas armed with a metal frisbee that always comes back]]! So, ''that'' is perfectly normal, but a guy comes to you and tells you that he's the Iron Fist, and that merits throwing him in an ''insane asylum''?!"''
473-->-- '''[[WebVideo/TheBlockbusterBuster ERod]]''''s Honest Review of ''Series/IronFist2017''
474
475->''"So, [[FanNickname Dr Good&Sexy]]'s boss takes a look at the evidence of the Inhumans' existence, treats her like she's insane, and then suspends her for a few weeks- Okay stop! Just stop! Believe it or not, this is actually [[Series/IronFist2017 the second time in a Scott Buck Marvel show where someone points out something weird, and they're treated like they're insane!]] [...] Hey, News Flash, Buck: ''that doesn't work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe!'' This is the same place where [[Film/TheAvengers2012 a hole opened in the sky and aliens poured out]]! This is the same place where [[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron a robot made a whole city fly up in the air!]] Skepticism no longer makes sense in this universe!''
476-->-- '''[[WebVideo/TheBlockbusterBuster ERod]]''' again, regarding ''Series/{{Inhumans}}''
477
478->''"Secondly- and this is the thing that bothers me the most about [Jessica Jones] being so stubbornly skeptical, is that [[SuddenlyShouting SHE LIVES]] IN [[FantasyKitchenSink THE MARVEL UNIVERSE]]! Why would she be so incredulous about bizarre occurrences? [[Series/TheDefenders2017 She has superheroes on her speed dial!]] She lived with a supervillain for ''month''! She herself has powers! But people come to her office asking her for help with eccentric problems, and ''they'''re full of shit?!"''
479-->-- '''[[WebVideo/TheBlockbusterBuster ERod]]''' [[RuleOfThree again]], this time regarding season 2 of ''Series/JessicaJones2015''
480
481->''"Weird bit of trivia here for you, but that scene of two men falling through a forcefield was actually added to appease the test audiences, who were concerned about why the entire city wasn't sucked out into space. I love the fact that in a movie about memory-swapping alien parasites in dead bodies and shifting cityscapes, ''that's'' what they had issue with."''
482-->-- ''Deusdaecon Reviews'' on ''Film/DarkCity''
483
484->''The dragon-man who believes in the sky cow doesn't believe in ghosts, everybody.''
485-->-- '''Prudence/Jane Douglas''', ''WebVideo/{{Oxventure}}'', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sETbBjve3VU Mind Your Manors]]"
486
487->'''Producer''': The guy made out of rocks doesn't believe that his flying fire friend saw another flying guy?\
488'''Screenwriter''': Apparently not.
489-->-- ''WebVideo/ScreenRantPitchMeetings'' episode for ''Film/FantasticFourRiseOfTheSilverSurfer''
490
491->''This goddamn lizard just metabolized- and I calculated this by the way, I took an average '''slaughter-sized 250 lb hog'''- [[HorrorHunger and he ate THREE of those]], which in a span of 15 seconds, he has DIGESTED completely. That's over '''half a million calories''' reabsorbed into his body. And still, we're asking stupid questions like "why can he breathe fire?". Here's a question: Why '''wouldn't''' he?''
492-->-- ''WebVideo/SsethTzeentach'' on ''VideoGame/TribalHunter''
493
494->''Despite the ageless being in the basement who doesn't eat or sleep, Paul apparently doesn't believe in magic. Paul is an idiot.''
495-->-- '''Linkara''' reviewing ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989''.
496
497->'''Caduceus:''' Fairies is one thing, but a protruding growth on the head of a horse, that's just madness.\
498'''Beau:''' It's a horn. It's a ''horn'', Caduceus.\
499'''Caduceus:''' It's just weird. I don't think that's possible. Neither man or nature.
500-->-- ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'', "Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained"
501
502->''Also, quick note here. Is it weird to these kids that unicorns might be real? They have magic powered girls in their class who were created in a test tube, like, who have literal magical abilities. Is- is that not wild enough to make you think that maybe wilder stuff is out there?''
503-->-- Lily Simpson on ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016'', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7teAsZ-ojI The Trans Powerpuff Girls Episode]]''
504[[/folder]]
505
506[[folder:Western Animation]]
507->''Pffffffft! Facts are meaningless! You can use "facts" to prove anything even ''remotely'' true!''
508-->-- '''Homer''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' ("Lisa the Skeptic")
509
510->''You're pretty close-minded for someone who can break the sound barrier in his sneakers.''
511-->-- '''Artemis''', ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''
512
513->'''Gimmick''': No! There is no such thing as a woodsprite!\
514'''Leota''': Oh? And I suppose there's no such thing as [[CoolAirship a big bag of air]] stuck in my tree! But there it is, big as life!
515-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTeddyRuxpin -- The Airship (book)''
516
517->'''Bruce''': These people believe anything they can't explain is magic.\
518'''Terry''': Naturally, you don't believe in those kinda things.\
519'''Bruce''': [[SubvertedTrope Of course I do.]] I've [[SeenItAll seen it all]]. Demons, witch-boys, immortals, zombies... but this thing? I don't know, it just feels so... So high-school.
520-->-- ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond -- Revenant''
521
522->'''Laura Carrot''': You're a talking weed!\
523'''Rumor Weed''': I'm a talking weed, you're a talking carrot. Your point is?
524-->-- ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', "Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed"
525
526->'''Flash''': Let's see, after I caught the gorilla, he told me that...\
527'''Green Lantern''': He talked to you.\
528'''Flash''': Yeah, right after I stopped his car.\
529'''Green Lantern''': I'm supposed to believe this?\
530'''Flash''': Hey, we've both got [[ComicBook/MartianManhunter a Martian's]] phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt here.
531-->-- ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague -- The Brave and the Bold, Part 1''
532
533->'''Senator Stampingston''': Dethklok has summoned a troll.\
534'''General Crozier''': That's impossible. There's no such thing as trolls.\
535'''Senator Stampingston''': Then how do you explain the dead unicorns? ''(Monitors behind him shows fields of dead Unicorns)''
536-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}} -- Dethtroll''
537
538->''"I don't believe in curses! Sure, [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S2E23AChinatownGhostStory ancient Chinese spirits]], [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaturtles2012S3E5DreamBeavers Dream Beavers]], interdimensional aliens... but curses? Puh-lease!"''
539-->-- '''Casey Jones''', ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' -- "[[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S4E24TheTaleOfTigerClaw The Tale of Tiger Claw]]"
540
541->''"Look, [[WesternAnimation/TalesOfArcadia Arcadia's]] a strange place, but it's strange with [[WesternAnimation/{{Trollhunters}} creeps and Trolls]], not blue E.T.s and magic houses."''
542-->-- '''Steve Palchuck''', ''WesternAnimation/ThreeBelow''
543
544->'''Dewey''': Oh, maybe he was frozen in an iceberg-\
545'''Webby''': And the iceberg melted, and he was washed ashore with the storm!\
546'''Scrooge''': "Frozen in an iceberg." Preposterous.\
547'''Webby''': It happened to you twice.
548-->-- ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'', [[Recap/DuckTales2017S2E21Timephoon "Timephoon!"]]
549
550->'''Buford:''' I don't believe in spaceships.\
551''' Isabella:''' But, Buford, you've been ''in'' a spaceship. Several actually!\
552'''Buford:''' I'm a skeptic.
553-->--''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', "Sci-Fi Pie Fly"
554
555->''This tape is from the future! But that's impossible! On the other hand, I'm a spaceman working at Elaine's, so maybe I should open my mind a bit.''
556-->--'''Roger''', ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', "The Best Christmas Story Never"
557
558->'''Twilight Sparkle''': You guys! There's no such thing as curses!
559->'''Rainbow Dash''': Well, ''that's'' interesting to hear, coming from Miss Magic Pants herself.
560->'''Twilight Sparkle''': My magic, ''real'' magic, comes from within. It's a skill you're born with. Curses are artificial, fake magic. It's conjured with potions and incantations; all smoke and mirrors meant to scare. But curses have no real power, they're just an old pony tale.
561->'''Applejack''': Just you wait, Twilight. You're gonna learn that some pony tales really ''are'' true.
562-->-- ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', "Bridle Gossip"
563
564->''"Look, ghosts, spectres, phantoms, I can believe in. But the Boogieman? That's a little harder."''
565-->-- '''Peter Venkman''', ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'', "The Boogieman Cometh"
566
567->'''Frostbite:''' Your central core reading indicates extreme cold, as if your body is self-generating it. I sensed it within you the last time we met.\
568'''Danny:''' How is that possible?\
569'''Frostbite:''' Ha ha ha! You become invisible, pass through solid objects, and emit beams of energy from your hands, and you ask how is this possible?
570-->-- ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'', "[[Recap/DannyPhantomS3E6UrbanJungle Urban Jungle]]"
571
572->'''Hop Pop:''' Anne, the Moss Man's a myth. Only crazy people and gullible tadpoles believe in it.\
573'''Anne:''' Wait. You're telling me you guys have giant fire-breathing beavers and mutant centipedes, but you don't believe in this?\
574'''Sprig:''' Well, yeah, we've seen those. Look, your world might have stuff like flying machines and magic memory boxes. But we don't have weird stuff like that here. This is just a normal town.\
575'''Anne:''' You're talking frogs!
576-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'', "[[Recap/AmphibiaS1E30WallyAndAnne Wally and Anne]]"
577
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