# First Principles: The Building Blocks of True Knowledge

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- Author: [[Authority]]
- Full Title: First Principles: The Building Blocks of True Knowledge
- Category: #articles
- URL: https://fs.blog/2018/04/first-principles/

## Highlights
- When it comes down to it, everything that is not a law of nature is just a shared belief. Money is a shared belief. So is a border. So are bitcoins. The list goes on.