face the reality
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We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today.
God is a fiction invented by people so they do not have to face the reality of their condition.
I think we have to face the reality that in a society where there is a legitimate threat of terrorism, not being able to see one's face, not being able to have some sense of communication in that way, is for many societies a challenge.
Once again, we face the reality that no one is safe, not even our children at their places of learning. The soul-shattering feelings of anger and despair we feel, along with a sense of hopelessness leave us wondering if our society is irrevocably infected with violence.
The defining challenge of the 21st century will be to face the reality that humanity shares a common fate on a crowded planet.
You are spoiled by being a sociologist, Lansing. In the hard sciences, we occasionally have to face the reality that some of our theories will actually be disproven.