Belief and truth

Anything is true if enough people believe in it.

A crowd at a stream

Some things only become true if enough people believe in them.

Manav,


Faith

Now suppose a crowd of people, one after the other, were to come up, and being ignorant of the real breadth or depth of the water, were to stand fearful and hesitating on the brink. And suppose a certain man should arrive, who knowing exactly his own strength and power should gird himself firmly and, with a spring, land himself on the other side.

Then the rest of the people, seeing him safe on the other side, would likewise cross.

The characteristic of attention, great king, is gathering, and the characteristic of wisdom is cutting.

Faith, great king, has the characteristic of causing serenity and the characteristic of leaping forward.

The Questions of King Milinda