>>34385272yes, they're not "real" in the conventional sense of physical tangibility, but they're real in the way they can affect our day-to-day lives, even in small ways. For example, when I hold her hand I can physically /feel/ her palm touching mine. There's no way that isn't "real" in some form or another, even if it's only in my head it doesn't change the fact that I still feel a physical hand there when there is none, and my perception of that hand changed my emotion from neutral to happy.
>"People, places, and things exist only because you perceive them. When you see me and listen to me, I exist as a part of your consciousness. I become real."The same goes for more popularized figures like God or Santa Claus; they may not be "real", but their impact on so many people on Earth left an an impression that would not have been the same if their existence was never recognized. If many ways, they're just as real as any of us, regardless of if they physically actually exist or not.