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My kid just asked me "What does reality mean?" (lemmy.world)
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Nothing in my life has prepared me to answer that question, let alone to a 5-year-old.

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[–] RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Some things are pretend, like unicorns. Reality is all the real things you can see, touch, smell, hear, and taste.

[–] Artisian@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe I'd add "and that others could see/touch/smell/hear/taste" - clarifying around vivid imagination, synesthesia, and that reality should be shared. It's the things all reasonable folks can agree about (given sufficient time and access).

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

This is my favorite answer so far.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

What does air see, smell, touch, taste, hear like?

If I was in The Matrix, would that be real?

[–] RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Answers for little kids don't need to get too detailed and complicated. They'll develop nuance as they get older. Air feels and sounds like wind, though

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 weeks ago

And if you don't think air smells, fart