[vintermann]

On the contrary, relying on your gut is unreliable because they know how to play your gut, if they're experienced liars. They have the same tools as you when it comes to "sensing danger".

But what this article focuses on, is that it's hard to be consistent when you're lying. That's my experience from social deduction type games too: don't focus on gut or "tells", focus on the "world they're building" in these games' in-speak, and how well it holds up compared to other worlds.

[kuboble]

I don't know.

Culturally from a young age we're told to not trust our guts and a lot of people shut them off.

"Don't judge a book by the cover", "you don't even know him". We're told to ignore our gut feeling especially if that feeling is consistent with negative stereotypes.

[IAmBroom]

The middle path is best:

Your gut is not a liar. Give it real credence.

Your gut is not psychic. Don't rely on it solely. Skilled con artists know how to trigger "trust reactions".