It can work the other way around too. There are some people who for whatever reason are remarkably resistant to magic, to the extent that most magic simply ceases to function around them. As a result they are not only never witness to anything magical, but it becomes impossible for them to conceive of a magical effect and they almost invariably become atheists. Some believers have claimed that is what happened to the illusionist and psychic debunker, James Randi. He never finds authentic magic because authentic magic cannot function in his presence.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. --Margaret Mead
There's a mugged leprechaun at the end of every rainbow. --shortpacked.com
A good magician never reveals how a trick is done.
An evil magician never leaves any evidence that there was a trick in the first place.
---Master Payne (Phil Foglio's Girl Genius)
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