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Everyday Philosophy: Are rainbows, farts, and emotions “real”?
Just because you can't experience it doesn't mean it's not real.
Jonny Thomson
a painting of a landscape with mountains and rain.
The Well
Why the search for meaning is not a job for science — or religion
Unlock the paradoxes of life through poetic realism.
Jennifer Michael Hecht
John Templeton Foundation
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Realism in science needs to be more real
Realism in science cannot be completely unmoored from human experience. Otherwise, realism ends up tortured with unreal paradoxes.
Adam Frank
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