Continuing the discussion of the body being incapable of lying, there are a number of things to consider. One of the base assumptions should be that the body is incapable of being anything else than a body. It wants to take care of itself – to be a body. As such, it knows what it wants. This is one reason why reading body language can be a fine art.
I do not profess to own this art, only to know that it exists to such a high degree, corporations and individuals capable of exercising this art possess a great power. What is more amazing is that this art has become something of a mystery. But perhaps it hasn’t always been so. I’m willing to believe that reading body language is innate in all of us.
If someone who approaches us seems to be kind (lying) with their words there might be an uneasy feeling associated with the individual. The awkward situation can sometimes be revealed through their body language – a hundred (most likely much more) signals may indicate that this person is not nice, not kind. This can be conveyed through footing, knee direction, hip placement, body posturing, hand position, amongst the more direct. Someone who does not know these things consciously is still capable of registering these things subconsciously – why? Because both communicators belong to the same animal experiences.
Of course, there are other elements that come into play. But all things being equal, the person who is being lied to will – on some level – recognize that he/she is being lied to. Why? That’s up to debate. But one thing can be certain. They are being lied to.
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