Muggles are often FlatEarthAtheists as well, sometimes by definition if the special power of the main characters is mainly knowing what's really going on, as in Men In Black, Torchwood, some aspects of Buffy. Should that be put in?
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Jeez, that real-life section is depressing. Aren't there any sane people who think of themselves as being better and more special than others for having interest in interesting fiction instead of, say, reality shows and sports?
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Mr.
whats the difference between Muggles and Mortals
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The non ordinary people aren't always immortal, if they are, like in Wizards Of Waverly Place then the non wizards are called mortals.
genkracken: I'm going to add a re-direct for "Mundane(s)" to this page, as the pre-Harry-Potter concept of "mundanes" seems to be the same thing. I see Dr Dedman mentioned something similar in the archived discussion, and Shiralee seems only to have objected to the idea of flat-out renaming the trope from Muggles to Mundanes.
Once some space opens up in the Trope Repair Shop, it may be for the best to retire the term "muggle" from this and other trope pages in light of J.K. Rowling's vocal transphobia, like with how the the founders of the real life sport based on Quidditch are now calling it Quadball instead. I've read through past and archived discussions on this page and saw "mundane" as a proposed term that could be used as a subsitute, especially since the concept pre-dates Harry Potter.
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