there is no spoon

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English

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Etymology

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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.

Phrase

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there is no spoon

  1. A certain problem or obstacle only exists if one believes in it; therefore, it is possible to overcome it by denying its existence.
    • 2003 December 28, Hannes Brunner, “There is no spoon ... ehrm wall :)”, in alt.games.diablo2[1] (Usenet), message-ID <bsmqba$e871i$1@ID-199901.news.uni-berlin.de>:
      [the phrase "there is no spoon" appears in the page title]
      There is no wall. It's all in your mind. Keep trying.
    • 2007 March 1, neo, “There is no spoon.”, in alt.support.headaches.migraine[2] (Usenet), message-ID <1172765712.686536.308230@8g2000cwh.googlegroups.com>:
      Let me apply neo therapy.
      There is no spoon(migraine).
      After 20 minutes I am almost normal.
      Was it due to pill or neo therapy, I don't know.
      Should I dare to take just neo therapy next time? Haa haa haa