Of course you/me are not God and can not make perfect judgments, but to use that some silly excuse to make none is absurd.
“If I wanted to divine the man’s intent, I would ask him”
And you to talking to the person to confirm or refute as some type of surety of your judgement is equally absurd. Did anyone ever tell you people lie? Why yes they do. “Well mommy, why don’t you talk to that bad man and ask him if he is going to bad things?” What are you 8 years old?
People must make judgements to go through life. I'm not telling people to not make judgements. You have to make judgements. Just don't be so darn certain that they are accurate. Often, snap judgments aren't accurate.
And you to talking to the person to confirm or refute as some type of surety of your judgement is equally absurd.
You may be surprised to discover that people will see things differently from you, and what you think they are thinking, is not always what they are thinking.
If you talk to them, maybe they will give the truth, or let it slip, but you can have a better grasp of it than otherwise.
Did anyone ever tell you people lie?
Yes, many times, and i've figured it out myself years ago.
But they don't always lie, and sometimes they let slip the truth even when they are trying to lie.