“What is real? How do you define 'real'? If you're talking about what you can feel what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then 'real' is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain.
When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Do you see the real you or what you have been conditioned to believe is you? One is an infinite consciousness capable of being and creating whatever it chooses, the other is an illusion imprisoned by its own perceived and programmed limitations.