When somebody relates an experience that you cannot imagine, you tend to default to the assumption that they are:
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"relates an experience that you cannot imagine" — this is too broad/vague to have a single answer for
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Can’t answer this question because it varies tremendously depending on literally everything else (who are they? what are they saying? what is the context? how do their utterances correspond with everything else?)
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There are so many variables that make this impossible to answer. Who is it, what is the experience, do they have a history of deception, etc.....
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Thanks for the shoutout :) I think how people react to hearing about spiritual beliefs can be telling. Also being victim of discrimination or deliberate cruelty by your in-group.
I tend to assume that *I'm* confused, and ask clarifying questions.
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I answered based on some ghost stories I've heard from people who are otherwise respected friends. Based on early life study of ESP research etc, I think some people are prone to convince themselves of things that aren't possible.
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There are a lot of things I can't wrap my head around or empathize with. Makes them all the more interesting to learn about
None of the above - I'd default to the assumption that they are likely telling the truth of their perception (unless I'm picking up some body language that signals they're trolling)
Back as a naive young adult I would have said Honest and not really given it a second thought. Having grown older and from meeting more people and gaining my own life experience, surprisingly I would now say mostly Dishonest/incentivized and to a lesser degree deluded & misguided