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Liliana asked:

What would be the best way in which you could trust reason, senses, intuition, etc.?

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Well I'm not enough arrogant to assume my way to be the very best, but I'll have a go.

I use the model (or scheme) that no object or action can be 'really' known, but is interpreted by
reason interpreting sensory experiences. That's all I need. Concepts like intuition only stand for some
form of tradition (certainly tradition has a use, but it normally adds no new views). So all depends on
the senses that you have and are actually using, and on the activeness of your brain.

The 'best' way to learn to trust this combination is to find out how they are functioning in your case.
I.e. learning by trial and error, AND trying to find a system in it. You can try to influence this process,
but that means you have already chosen a direction. That doesn't mean things your future is already
decided, but that the path you take is in itself already very influential (for instance in my case I didn't
chose to be disabled, but being so this has enormous impact).

My answer to your question is: go your own way (i.e. when it feels good). Then certainly you're using
most of your strong points. That's all you can do. This is what evolution 'expects' you to do. If not
you'll be an 'expected' waste in evolutionary terms.

Henk Tuten