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Author: LordGro

Jul 12th 2016 at 9:11:32 AM

[[AC:Film]]
* ''Film/ErikTheViking'': Harald Missionary, the only Christian in Erik's crew, cannot see the Dragon of the North Sea, the Edge of the World, and the fortress of Asgard, because he considers these things as superstitions. He is even able to walk right through the walls of Asgard, which are perfectly solid for his pagan companions.

I think the description might be a little bit too narrow when it specifies it is only about believing in the existence of the object that is seen or not-seen itself. This excludes the following example:

[[AC:Literature]]
* ''Literature/{{Parzival}}'': When Parzival and his pagan half-brother Feirefiz enter the Grail Castle, it turns out Feirefiz cannot see the Holy Grail because he is not a Christian. As soon as Feirefiz has renounced Jupiter and let himself be baptized, he can see the Grail.

Feirefiz does not disbelieve the existence of the Grail; it's just the Grail is so holy that people who are not properly baptized Christians cannot see it.