[swayvil]

Then you refer to a fantasy.

Billions are immersed in fantasy.

One might call that a classically religious debacle.

[mbfg]

I'm not saying that's what i believe. I don't believe a soul exists, or could exist. But I'm saying that's what billions of people believe. It doesn't help to redefine away a problem.

[swayvil]

I think "attention" fits pretty well.

I think the general population waves its hands and calls it a unicorn. So fuck em.

And you might be surprised at how centrally attention figures into the human experience