Why do people lie?
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QAck wrote:
Why? Why? Why?
It's part of social etiquette to lie. When you say good morning or good day to someone, you rarely mean it. Same for "good to meet you", "you look beautiful", "that's a nice dress", "how are you" etc. Social rules train us to lie to people. Regards, Nish
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I'm just saying everybody lies. Maybe not bad hurtful lies, but everybody does.
All generalities are wrong? A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the Universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." -- Stephen Crane
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Why do new users here insist on posting meaningless crap for their first month or two of membership?
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Why do new users here insist on posting meaningless crap for their first month or two of membership?
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
All generalities are wrong? A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the Universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." -- Stephen Crane
Another lie. If all generalities are wrong, then the generalization you just made about generalities must therefore be wrong. It's almost impossible not to lie.
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Another lie. If all generalities are wrong, then the generalization you just made about generalities must therefore be wrong. It's almost impossible not to lie.
I told a woman once that her butt did look fat. As for the statement, it is just a logical paradox that proves itself while disproving itself. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the Universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." -- Stephen Crane
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I'll tell you, but you shouldn't believe me... Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic
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I told a woman once that her butt did look fat. As for the statement, it is just a logical paradox that proves itself while disproving itself. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the Universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." -- Stephen Crane
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
I told a woman once that her butt did look fat.
Only once? Then you ARE a liar!
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
As for the statement, it is just a logical paradox that proves itself while disproving itself.
It is unless you know this fact, then state it as though it's truth. Then it becomes a lie. Of course it wouldn't be a lie if you failed to recognize it as fallacy before stating it.
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:laugh: regards, Mircea Many people spend their life going to sleep when they’re not sleepy and waking up while they still are.
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
I told a woman once that her butt did look fat.
Only once? Then you ARE a liar!
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
As for the statement, it is just a logical paradox that proves itself while disproving itself.
It is unless you know this fact, then state it as though it's truth. Then it becomes a lie. Of course it wouldn't be a lie if you failed to recognize it as fallacy before stating it.
Stating a common paradox does not make me a liar. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the Universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." -- Stephen Crane
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QAck wrote:
Why? Why? Why?
It's part of social etiquette to lie. When you say good morning or good day to someone, you rarely mean it. Same for "good to meet you", "you look beautiful", "that's a nice dress", "how are you" etc. Social rules train us to lie to people. Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog (New) -
:laugh: regards, Mircea Many people spend their life going to sleep when they’re not sleepy and waking up while they still are.
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Theoretially its impossible not to lie. Language is corrupt. Almost all of it depends on inference and figuring out what the other person is saying. You just don't have the proper decryption algorithm. We had an experiment in school when first learning C++. And it was all about how much we take for granted in our speech. The first lesson was that the compiler does what its told literally, no figurative mechanism. No, language is corrupt. Look at me sig. This statement is false.
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I'll tell you, but you shouldn't believe me... Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic
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Theoretially its impossible not to lie. Language is corrupt. Almost all of it depends on inference and figuring out what the other person is saying. You just don't have the proper decryption algorithm. We had an experiment in school when first learning C++. And it was all about how much we take for granted in our speech. The first lesson was that the compiler does what its told literally, no figurative mechanism. No, language is corrupt. Look at me sig. This statement is false.
Chris S Kaiser wrote:
Almost all of it depends on inference and figuring out what the other person is saying
In college whenever we raise a question, the lecturer says, "I'll get back to you on this"
Chris S Kaiser wrote:
You just don't have the proper decryption algorithm.
from our experiences, we learnt to decrypt it perfectly:laugh:
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Stating a common paradox does not make me a liar. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the Universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." -- Stephen Crane
It is if you try to present it as truth, knowing that it is not.
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It is if you try to present it as truth, knowing that it is not.
You use it to show the obvious fallacy in someones arrogant assumption? A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the Universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." -- Stephen Crane
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Another lie. If all generalities are wrong, then the generalization you just made about generalities must therefore be wrong. It's almost impossible not to lie.
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You use it to show the obvious fallacy in someones arrogant assumption? A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the Universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." -- Stephen Crane
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
You use it to show the obvious fallacy in someones arrogant assumption?
The facts that it wasn't arrogant, wasn't an assumption and your fallacy is irrelevant as I was stating a basic fact of human nature (as basic as saying all living people are alive) demonstrates that you're able to combine three lies in one sentence only minutes after claiming you never lie.
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Chris S Kaiser wrote:
Almost all of it depends on inference and figuring out what the other person is saying
In college whenever we raise a question, the lecturer says, "I'll get back to you on this"
Chris S Kaiser wrote:
You just don't have the proper decryption algorithm.
from our experiences, we learnt to decrypt it perfectly:laugh:
To decrypt a lie would be to get at its true meaning, meaning you would have the truth and it wouldn't be a lie anymore, so if your decrypting perfectly you wouldn't need to ask why people lie. :laugh: This statement is false.
