Which is More Real, the Illusion or the Mechanism, the Imagined Concept or the Details?

Our minds and our brains involve that same duality

What’s the real story of this two-legged monster? Photo by Azzedine Rouichi on Unsplash

“Real” is a slippery word. Its meaning eludes our grasp. That’s ironic, because it’s supposed to be in contrast with “imaginary” or “illusory”, yet those are just two sides of the same metaphorical coin.