Talk:Fear Creation Theories/@comment-1988716-20140124171841/@comment-9340689-20140124174319

Well, the idea that a bunch of people believing in something can make it real isn't a new idea. It's been around for a while, and has been used as an explanation for religion, compared to the Placebo Effect, and often used in literature and films (such as Malice or Rise of the Gaurdians).

The idea kind of co-works with "anything is possible if you believe"

It also can be used as a mind messer. Example: the does a tree make a sound when it falls if no one hears it? It can be applied to this theory and restated to be, "Do you exist if no one knows you or met you? If you stop believing you exist, do you stop existing?

I will admit, it is very philisophical in nature, but the idea also loosely relates to an idea in sociology: If it is believed to be real, then it has real consequences.