Nothing in my life has prepared me to answer that question, let alone to a 5-year-old.

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

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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).

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

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

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

And if you don’t think air smells, fart

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This is my favorite answer so far.

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