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When can we trust our senses to give us the truth?
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... Topic: When can we trust our senses to give us the truth? The human body consists of five different senses: to smell, to hear, to see, to taste, and to feel. To a certain degree our own senses can give us the truth; however, to realize when to trust our senses can vary significantly. If we look back to the Stone Age most human would believed in one main concept, and that was to trust our sense with reasoning and logic to give us the truth. Reasoning and logic provides information to our senses of what is actually happening. Today our race continues to believe in that concept, but we have obtained a higher understanding when to trust our senses for the truth. This is why when we trust our senses for giving us the truth with reasoning and logic, a lot of things must be taken into consideration, for
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