Unlike lying, an imagined reality is something that everyone believes in, and as long as this communal belief persists , the imagined reality exerts force in the world. The sculptor from the Stadel Cave may sincerely have believed in the existence of the lion-man guardian spirit . Some sorcerers are charlatans , but most sincerely believe in the existence of gods and demons . Most millionaires sincerely believe in the existence of money and limited liability companies . Most human-rights activists sincerely believe in the existence of human rights. No one was lying when, in 2011, the UN demanded that the Libyan government respect the human rights of its citizens, even though the UN, Libya and human rights are all figments of our fertile imaginations . communal /'kɒmjʊn(ə)l; kə'mjuː-/ 形容词,意为 “群体的;共有的”; persist /pə'sɪst/ 不及物动词,意为 “继续存在”。 sculptor /'skʌlptə/ 可数名词,意为 “ 雕塑家;雕刻家 ” ; the Stadel Cave 施泰德洞穴,距今 40000 年,位于德国南部的 Lone valley ,出土了狮人雕像。 guardian spirit 意为“守护神” sorcerer /'sɔːs(ə)rə/ 可数名词,意为 “ 巫师;术士 ” ; charlatan /'ʃɑːlət(ə)n/ 可数名词,意为 “ 假充内行的人;骗子 ” 。 demon /'diːmən/ 可数名词,意为“魔鬼;”。 liability /laɪə'bɪlɪtɪ/ 不可数名词,意为 “(法律上对某事物的)责任”。 human-right 可数名词,意为“人权”; activist /'æktɪvɪst/ 可数名词,意为 “积极分子;活跃分子”。 a figment of sb's imagination 意为“臆造的事物;虚构的事物”; fertile /'fɜːtaɪl/ 形容词,意为 “主意多的;想象力丰富的”。