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Does "real" necessarily imply a tangible object? Can intangible
properties be real? I don't know that anyone is arguing that fields and
energy are tangible objects. Can anyone explain what it means to say that
an intangible property is real? Or is it impossible for an intangible
property to be real? Is the color blue real, or is it just a convenient
fiction? Are quarks and leptons real, or are they just convenient
physical models of reality? Are they just shadows in Plato's cave? Is
reality limited to Plato's forms?
I am having difficulty coming up with cogent answers to these questions.
Perhaps someone else on the list has good answers.