Question for everyone: What goes off internally that signals to you the truth of something?

Answer 1

"A-Ha!" "Eureka!" "Insight" "Epiphany" "Revelation" "Realization" "I get it now!" "Dawning" "An enlightening" "the lightbulb going off over someone's head"

These are common words and phrases that signify the event you are describing. I love studying words... Many of those up there indicate a finding, an appearance, or something revealed and that it being done under a 'light'.

I call that our innate Wisdom, the moment when the 'light' of our conscious Awareness finally settles upon and discovers Truth instead of relying upon our own misconceptions and preconceived notions. It's a truly amazing experience, especially when you come across something especially jolting. It's harmonious--it resonates--when our internal tune matches the tune of reality.

Thanks for the question. I liked thinking upon this...

Answer 2

I'm not sure what you mean. Nothing goes off internally to signal the truth of something -- if some kind of signal did exist, there would be no need for observation.

When someone says something that "rings true", it's usually just an articulation of something I've already decided is true.

Answer 3

Ummm...the truth-perceiving faculty?

I like this question though, because it really gets at the nature of "truth." It's an essentially subjective reaction.

Ultimately, convenience is the canon of truth. Is it "true" to say the earth revolves around the sun? Why not make the moon the immovable center of the universe? The only answer is that such an arrangement doesn't facilitate the work of astronomers.

Again, we can agree with the fundies that the earth is only 6,000 years old. That merely puts us at pains to explain away the overwhelming evidence of geology that it's closer to 4 billion years old. But it can be done if you try, even if you resort to such sleazy tactics as the argument that dinosaur fossils were planted by Satan. If you're willing to accept that premise, it's "true" for you.

Answer 4

Actually, it's more of a lack of something that goes off internally. When a piece of information doesn't initially activate my highly-sensitive BS detector, I'll tentatively accept it as truth pending further investigation.
When that information is delivered with a fake beatific smile and a vacant, glassy-eyed expression, it almost never makes it past the detector.

Answer 5

Huh?

If you'd explained what you're asking, or given any context or examples, we wouldn't have to guess at what you're asking.

What makes you think a "thing" goes off internally that signals to me the truth of something? Or that there's one way to determine truth?

If I'm not sure whether there's any milk in the refrigerator, the thing that tells me that it's true that we're low is that I can see that there's not much milk. Thus, whether a claim matches reality is what tells me it's true.

Answer 6

Like another answer pointed out, it's more what doesn't go off... but my radar goes off when someONE isn't true.... if their integrity isn't intact, not necessarily if the words they say aren't....

I've met people that just given me a bad case of butterflies (not just nerves, it's been more like my whole insides are doing flip-flops- literally!!)... then I found out something that confirmed it...

Like the guy I rented an apartment from- he wouldn't have known the truth if it bit him in the face!!!! He owned a pawn shop (not the most ethical of businesses), cheated on his wife, was pretty mean to her (verbally), lied to us about lawn care, asked us to do illegal things (water rights), etc.... Sadly, we didn't find out any of this stuff till after we moved in. We only stayed 6 months.

That is the only one that comes to mind at the moment, but I've NEVER been wrong about someone when I've gotten my "not-nice-person" feeling!

Answer 7

The problem with some 'internal signal' is that we're amazingly good at fooling ourselves. We should question everything. And the more something affects our lives the more we should question it.

Answer 8

The truth of something is never preached, the truth of something is an innocent fact, and announces itself so. The truth of something is also in the details, I'm a finely tuned lie-spotter.

Answer 9

It is conditioned response obtained during childhood.

That is why people tend to become the same religion as their parents, it just feels right.

People who break away from indoctrination tend to experience a feeling of loss as a result.

Answer 10

Nothing. Experience. Observation. It isn't internal.