ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Speculative realism

Speculative realism is an idea proposed by a group of philosophers. It says that some things in life are independent from our beliefs, ideas, and experiences. It means that there are things - like nature and the universe - that work in their own ways and don't depend on us. In other words, even if you didn't exist, the universe would still exist and it wouldn't be affected by your absence. Those things are real even if we can't see or imagine them.