I saw a documentary on liars last night: how 3-year-olds learn to lie, how people lie better as they get smarter, that, under scans, brains do not lie even if we try to conceal something, etc.
That got me thinking that, perhaps, being 100% honest all the time is a fabricated illusion. The point is that there are inconsequential lies (i.e., someone asks you how your day was and you say "Fine" when in fact you had a lousy day but won't go into details) and significant lies (i.e., if you cheated on your SAT exam and get a good score, something undeserved).
We all lie in one way or another, in big and small ways. I think the definition of an honest person (man, woman, child) is the one who lies the least. What do you think?
2006-08-21
05:30:07
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