All the stories are fictions. What matters is which fiction you believe.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Reality is subjective; what counts is the story you choose to believe.
- In plain terms
- All stories are made up, but belief makes them real to you.
- What can you take from it?
- Your beliefs shape your reality more than facts do.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What story do you believe about the world?
Another view
Physical facts exist independently of what stories people believe.
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