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Gut instinct - is it real?

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Marmitelover93 · 08/10/2022 16:29

I am really interested to hear about whether you think gut instinct is real?

If so, what has led to you to believe in it?

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Puppers · 11/10/2022 14:11

Watchkeys · 11/10/2022 12:53

Well, if you're going to look at it that way, all of our functions are in our brain, including our 'gut'. I should have said 'mind', sorry. The distinction between brain and mind is really important here, as, probably, is the definition of what it actually meant by 'gut instinct', because I'm not sure anybody actually thinks it's in your digestive system. It's a feeling that you 'know' something to be the case, without any evidence, and 'knowing' is a mind-thing.

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It's the evidence that's the key. Gut instinct can be explained as all of the evidence collected by your brain that you don't consciously register. The evidence is there nonetheless.

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