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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 10 months 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 11 points 10 months 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 10 months ago

This is my favorite answer so far.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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 10 months ago

And if you don't think air smells, fart