WHY: When it comes to trust, trust your gut.

The question was asked first on LinkedIn where other answers can be found.

The question was clarified with this comment: "The answer could be... 1) yes 2) no 3) maybe, it depends..."

My answer was:

“Dear Wei,

"Why" asks for causal explanation.

In the West, there are four types of classical causes:

(a) material;

(b) efficient;

(c) formal; and

(d) final.

3) is not an answer, but a flight from understanding.

2) is a denial of anything not rational, thinking all else is irrational, but missing the non-rational.

1) allows for trust, but it's well beyond the physical gut.

It is not instinct --- animals have instincts. Humans have intuition.

Trust your intuition, YES. Because, your intuition accesses all four causes.

Intuition is trained by the senses (material cause); human origination (efficient cause); informs the will which ultimately makes the decision (formal cause); and aligns us with our goals (final cause).”

What do you think?

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Thanks.

John Darrouzet