Paulscoconutass Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Interesting Article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Is it though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeC Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 What a pack of shit....Going home and not telling your wife you wanted to fuck the woman at the photocopier is not telling lies....."darling I didnt want to fuck the woman at the photocopier" that would be a lie.G... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Swords Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Most people I know don't like hearing the truth. I think we'd have big problems if people were honest. However, you also don't need to lie to people, you can just not saying anything. I don't think this is the same as telling lies.If you're getting shite from your boss, I wouldn't say it's a lie if you accept it and don't put him in his place, but it is, "not telling the truth". I think the article didn't draw the distinction between "lies" and "keeping your mouth shut". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *alex* Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 There's a difference between lying and being selective with how much truth you give, for example, if someone were to ask me: "What have you done today?" And I were to reply that,"I went out for lunch with a friend and then went shopping". Yes, I did do that, but I also showered and walked and went on my computer etc etc. So by only saying that I'd been to lunch and shopping, and by not specifing the name of my friend, means I lied? I think not. Also, if I thought that the shirt my friend had on was horrible, but didn't say to him, "I think your shirt is horrible", that's not lying either, although it would be if I told him I liked his shirt.My point, is that this article is lying, just because a person doesn't go into extreme detail or reveal their inner thoughts; doesn't mean they're telling fibs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Swords Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 I wouldn't say the article is lying, just that it is wrong. It definitely isn't telling the truth, but I would say that's merely another example of why "not telling the truth" is not always the same as "lying". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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