Question: I want to create a query like so:

```
@step1_completed = IF 1 or more records exists return true, else false

```

Answer: 
The `exist?` method was made for this:

```
Record.exist?

```

It will do a query to check if a single record for the table exists and will return `true` if it does.
How about the following:

```
@step1_completed = Record.first ? true : false

```