Listening to @kentbye interview David Chalmers on his podcast about his book Reality+, with a thesis that virtual reality is just as 'real' as any other type of reality. His view is that real vs not real is not a sensible dichotomy - physical vs virtual might work better 1/n I agree (and use the terms physical vs virtual reality in grant application etc). BUT, for so many, being able to touch something and feel it's boundaries and features is such a central part of validating its existence. And here VR is a long way from being able to replicate 2/n