Vibes, inner voices, etc.?

Question

I'm not saying these things never work as accurate prejudgements, but why do many persons recommend such dubious methods for making discriminations?

I don't understand why anyone would, in good conscience, tell someone else to simply trust his instincts, when that's such an unsound basis for forming an opinion. Why tell someone his feeling that his neighbor is evil is probably justified? Why say the negative vibe he "picked up" from the neighbor is probably true, as if vibes can't be wrong? Do few people see how bigotted that is?

Does anyone agree with me?

I wish more so how amoral it is to do that.

shermynewstart, why isn't going by vibes and inner voices also arguably close minded? The methodology is illogical.

Oobily Ghepp, the hypothetical person was not expressed as having behaved in a way justifying a belief in his character being evil.

Also, people were burned at the stake on more that what a random person sensed. That may have begun some executions, but more would have been involved. Even if false, the words of witnesses constitute more than gut feelings, since their words are not those of judges that tried persons for heresy, etc.

Answer 1

So called instincts, vibes, and such are often the result of subliminally percieved information, and so are often accurate.

Unfortunately, prejudices feel the same as vibes, so the person with an impression of another person can't tell which is which.

Also, the vibes may be due to other causes altogether -- in some cultures, it's rude to look people in the eyes, in other cultures, that gives a feeling of bad vibes; similarly with conversational distance, which varies from culture to culture, so someone from another culture gives you bad vibes.

So the feeling of getting bad vibes in itself is not a sufficient way to judge others.

But we often have to make judgments without sufficient information.

But a lot of people put more faith in vibes than they should.

Con artists tend to give off good vibes -- that's how they succeed in conning others.

Of course, things like "Do what you think is right" and similar answers are classic ways of not actually having to give advice, but of passing the buck.

Answer 2

Trusting 'instinct' is trusting your subconscious and it's massive database of experience. It has had a lifetime of recording people and environments. Body language, tonality, inflection... Whether you realize it or not, you've spent your life cataloging these things and storing them away. Trusting instinct should be tempered with logic, but it can be incredibly reliable. Regarding passing-value judgements on a persons character... No, you shouldn't rely on vibe alone. Instinct + information + unbiased evaluation of the two in tandem to form a fair judgement...But so far as situationally, there is no 'morality' question, when you return to the base question of trusting instinct.

You MUST have had a 'gut-feeling' that you used 'logic' to talk yourself out of responding to it, only to find that it ended up being right. If not, you are an exceptional human being.

Answer 3

Yes I do in part agree with you. However most of us are clear minded enough to have that inner voice that small still voice that tells of of danger.It is not in our nature to think that we may be giving this wrong advice to a person whose thought process is not normal. In that case then to trust ones own instincts would or could be dangerous. If the asker is a person who is an un- medicated schizophrenic.We do need to be more careful of what we say to others. This is food for thought. You have enlightened me today.

Answer 4

Categorizing someone as evil is very medieval. That's probably the basis for lots of people being burned at the stake.

But if this person gets a gut feeling about someone being "evil" there is probably a little something to it.. Maybe the "evil" person has difficulty expressing himself and his being so taciturn is regarded as an evil trait. Who knows.

gut feelings, ideas that stem from the heart of hearts, generally have a lot of veracity to them.

Answer 5

These 'gut feelings' or 'vibes' are more or less us subconciously picking up information from people from their voice tone, body language and the things they say.

They can be wrong, but biologically, it was better to be safe than sorry.

Answer 6

i've got all started speaking to supplies me the chills (the creeps). Please do no longer tell me to furnish this guy a gamble because of the fact he supplies me a peculiar and wonderful vibe You responded your own question - stay away persist with your gut emotions - they're never incorrect

Answer 7

I think you need to open your mind & focus on your inner qualities. I get "vibes" from people all the time, and they usually turn out to be correct. I just avoid the people I get bad feelings from. I get good feelings from people, also.

Answer 8

Even though vibes exist, I have always made my prejudgements based on actions, who are their friends, how negative do they speak?

Answer 9

Yeah, but its a good cop out answer isn't it?
You can answer pretty much every question with 'trust your gut'. And you'll get a fair few answers ;)
Laziness my friend!

Answer 10

You 're lack of confidence .upgrate yourself that's many course out there for you .you better get started