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Beliefs are not facts

Derek Sivers · 5 Jan 2026 · sive.rs

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  1. No belief is true: the moment something is proven it stops being a belief and becomes a fact.

    No beliefs are true. If a belief was proven true, it would no longer be a belief.
  2. Anything introduced with “I believe” is, by that fact alone, not something everyone can see to be true.

    Whenever someone says, “I believe …”, then whatever they say next is not true.