The value of things that can not be measured?

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The discussion centers on the challenge of defining reality in the context of unmeasurable experiences, such as dreams and spiritual phenomena. It highlights the significance of measurement in science while questioning the value and reality of experiences that cannot be quantified. The conversation emphasizes the need to consider these subjective experiences as integral to human existence, despite their lack of empirical measurement. The overarching inquiry is about how to incorporate such unmeasurable aspects into our understanding of reality.
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I thought this would be an interesting question to ask on a physics forum since measurement is the fundamental aspect of all science. We spend on third of our lives asleep and a portion of that time dreaming, yet you can not measure a dream but, in my opinion, it's an integral part of our human experience. Many people throughout history have had spiritual experiences yet you can not measure a spiritual experience. What value should we place on such things. They are real phenomenon experienced by multitudes of people. What i mean by this question is how should we define reality, and what place in that definition is there for things which can not be measured.
 
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