# there is no spoon

> English word · Phrase

## Definitions
1. A certain problem or obstacle only exists if one believes in it; therefore, it is possible to overcome it by denying its existence.

## Etymology
From The Matrix (1999), in which a boy appears to be able to bend a spoon with his mind. The boy says: "There is no spoon.", referring to the fact that he and others are actually in a large-scale computer simulation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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