user5250: Greedy, hating, deluded, faithful, intelligent, speculative
I know they may seem self exploratory on the surface, but I'm looking for an understanding to more properly determine how one is to know which one he/she is someone else is. 

user13709: One of the most important topics in Buddhism is the lack of basis for "identity view". This comes out, for example, in MN62:

“Rāhula, you should truly see any kind of form at all—past, future, or present; internal or external; coarse or fine; inferior or superior; far or near: all form—with right understanding: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’”

Having faith that identity view is baseless, one is led to conclude that those who cling to identity view are often:

Greedy, which can be recognized in the unfairness and suffering of those excluded from shared resources such as drinking water during a drought.
Hating, which can be recognized in a lack of compassion for others such as saying "steerage passengers will have no lifeboats."
Deluded, which can be recognized in a never-ending grasping at the vanities of health, youth, and life.

Yet those who have identity view can also be:

Faithful, which can be recognized in a willingness to experience the fruit of teachings of the Buddha personally
Intelligent, which can be recognized in a discernment between skillful qualities and unskillful qualities
Speculative, which can be recognized in a struggle to understand the meaning and worth of the teachings of the Buddha such as "This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self,’"


5250: <p>Greedy, hating, deluded, faithful, intelligent, speculative</p>

<p>I know they may seem self exploratory on the surface, but I'm looking for an understanding to more properly determine how one is to know which one he/she is someone else is. </p>
 13709: <p>One of the most important topics in Buddhism is the lack of basis for "identity view". This comes out, for example, in <a href="https://suttacentral.net/mn62/en/sujato" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MN62</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>“Rāhula, you should truly see any kind of form at all—past, future, or present; internal or external; coarse or fine; inferior or superior; far or near: <em>all</em> form—with right understanding: <strong>‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’</strong>”</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Having faith that identity view is baseless, one is led to conclude that those who cling to identity view are often:</p>

<ul>
<li><strong>Greedy</strong>, which can be recognized in the unfairness and suffering of those excluded from shared resources such as drinking water during a drought.</li>
<li><strong>Hating</strong>, which can be recognized in a lack of compassion for others such as saying "steerage passengers will have no lifeboats."</li>
<li><strong>Deluded</strong>, which can be recognized in a never-ending grasping at the vanities of health, youth, and life.</li>
</ul>

<p>Yet those who have identity view can also be:</p>

<ul>
<li><strong>Faithful</strong>, which can be recognized in a willingness to experience the fruit of teachings of the Buddha personally</li>
<li><strong>Intelligent</strong>, which can be recognized in a discernment between skillful qualities and unskillful qualities</li>
<li><strong>Speculative</strong>, which can be recognized in a struggle to understand the meaning and worth of the teachings of the Buddha such as "<em>This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self,’"</em></li>
</ul>
