A phrase popularized by Keanu Reeve's character Neo in The
Matrix, acting as a turning point for Neo's mentality regarding the
reality of the
Matrix.
'There is no spoon' implies that, despite all visual, physical, or mental evidence to the contrary, the thing in question does not exist.
A man walking in the desert sees an
oasis appear as from nowhere. "There is no spoon." And he walks away.
*
"Dude, I
just saw
Bigfoot! Man, he was right there!"
"There is no spoon."