toynbee@lemmy.world to Parenting@lemmy.world · 27 days agoMy kid just asked me "What does reality mean?"message-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up121arrow-down1message-squareMy kid just asked me "What does reality mean?"toynbee@lemmy.world to Parenting@lemmy.world · 27 days agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·27 days agoSome things are pretend, like unicorns. Reality is all the real things you can see, touch, smell, hear, and taste.
minus-squareArtisian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·27 days agoMaybe 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).
Some things are pretend, like unicorns. Reality is all the real things you can see, touch, smell, hear, and taste.
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).
This is my favorite answer so far.