How far can we rely on our senses to tell us the truth?

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How far can we rely on our senses to tell us the truth?

Senses are faculties in our bodies through which we perceive everything that surrounds us. We humans are endowed with five senses namely touch, smell, hearing, sight and taste. Each of these five senses help us in a specific way to become aware of our surroundings. We feel pain through are skin, we can smell the inviting aromas of a home cooked meal, we hear repudiation and praise through the sense of hearing lent to us by our ears and finally taste delicious meals with our tongue.

We see the most beautiful sceneries and the most horrifying and gruesome horrors with our eyes. Our life is dependent on our senses.

Therefore with regard to the above, it is safe to say our senses are what define us. We all are reliant on our senses to help us differentiate good from bad, right from wrong and so on. Our senses are a yard stick that help us measure the depth of a moment, an argument or an entire instance in our life.

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Are our senses are only way of knowing ? How far can we rely on our senses to give us an average representation of reality ? Truly speaking relying on our senses to help us know the truth is the minimal requirement. If we do not rely on our senses or can’t trust them we end up in self doubt. We won’t be able to truly determine whether anything in fact is real and if our actions have their share of repercussions. Also it is a fact taken that we all must fall back on our senses to make an ...

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