False theories shape real policy through social uptake alone.

Evidence

The Eurabia thesis finds support elsewhere than objective analysis of the facts. As such, it has a life of its own, which may in tum give it a force in public policy, including European public policy. — Michael A. Reynolds and Thomas D. Grant, The Future of Europe and Its Muslims, 238

Categorization

• XREF: Maps onto the performed-theory finding that the Black-Scholes model made markets conform to itself (Constructing a Market, Performing Theory) — a belief’s traction, not its truth, does the work.