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...he '''worships''' at the altar of the New Gods.'' }}
* Used in [[Marvel Comics]] in [[Thor]] # 301, where it was revealed that, while the gods themselves ''could'' exist long after they had no more worshipers, those who STILL have some had greater amounts of power. Also, a god is stronger in his home plane than gods from another.
* In ''Thor Meets Captain America'' by David Brin, this trope is used by the hero. His actual words are [https://web.archive.org/web/20120712170314/http://www.davidbrin.com/thor1.htm "I don't believe in you"].
* When the [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]] faced off with Dracula, Kitty Pryde tries using a crucifix against Dracula and achieves nothing. Dracula then grabs her throat, and burns his hand on her Star of David necklace. No points for guessing Kitty's religion, folks!
** Wolverine is unable to repel Dracula with a cross, but when devout Nightcrawler takes up the symbol, Drac is driven back.
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== Web Comics ==
* ''[[Dream Catcher]]'' does it for laughes as a bonus page [http://dreamcatcher.smackjeeves.com/comics/604884/the-next-page-o/ FAN SUPPORT POWER BOOST!]
* In ''[[Elf Life]]'', magic is portrayed as only having an effect on those who believe. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071024141557/http://www.elflife.com/d/20000917.html Knowing this doesn't seem to help.]
* In ''[[Zebra Girl]]'', magic works along these lines. As one character explains, Magic fundamentally doesn't work, but as long as you don't believe that it does. For example the main magic user tells a character to close his eyes as the magician heals him because as long as his eyes were open he wouldn't be able to accept the spell working. This same wizard then starts on a one man (but occasionally one werewolf) mission to bring back magic into the world through teaching people (mainly kids) to believe in it again. He does this as a really, really, really, good street magician.
* The [[The Fair Folk|Fae]] kingdom in ''[[Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures]]'' works on belief, while the laws of physics take a day off. Scientist-by-heart Jyrras, then proceeds to [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_799.php step right through a floating platform].
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== Web Original ==
* ''[[Tech Infantry]]'' borrows the explanation of the magic of Mages from the [[Old World of Darkness]]'', so it follows this trope. One of the characters even tries to ''weaponize'' this fact of life, using a [[Mind Control Device]] to change what everyone believes about how the universe works, and thus change the way the universe actually works.
* In docfuture's hilarious "[[Let's Play]] ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Special Edition]]''," in [https://web.archive.org/web/20120522051842/http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1149863216010157450&hl=en
* The [[PPC]] [http://starshadowhall.tripod.com/ppc/menu.html Substance Menu] has this to say about [[Brain Bleach|Bleeprin]], a medication made of bleach and aspirin: "Please refrain from reminding the PPCers that this is chemically impossible. They already know that. They don't care. However, if you remind them, it may no longer work; then they will probably kill you."
* In [[Kickassia]], the [[That Guy With The Glasses]] team <ref>Including those not in Nevada</ref> attempted an amazing one of these to {{spoiler|ressurrect Santa Christ}}, complete with appealing to every member and many lapsed members of the site, and eventually asking the audience to join them in {{spoiler|wishing Santa Christ back to life}}. At the end of this, {{spoiler|Santa Christ proceeds to...[[Anticlimax|lie there dead.]] But he comes back after three days anyway.}}
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