New Book: "Another Thought" by OC Tross defines this era as the age of deception.
2007-02-15 15:56:28 · 7 answers · asked by ken123 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Yes. Look at spam emails. Telemarketers tactics. Fine print (disclaimers) in advertising. Child predators on the internet. Dieting plans, nutrition info on packaging, etc....
2007-02-15 16:27:57 · answer #1 · answered by Havana Brown 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Paradoxically, the centralisation of power in modern societies, and the accompanying development of communication, from books to TV, have increased both the facility of promoting delusion, and exposure and debunking of it. So we don't burn witches or dissenters, but common assumptions can still be manipulated for quite legal political and marketing deceptions. The hold "conventional wisdom" in economics and much else has on people's minds is surely as fundamental as the Church of Rome was in the Middle Ages. It takes effort to abandon the delusions deception is based on - such as the idea we can individually obtain an exclusive personal benefit which won't ultimately cost us, or our descendants, more than the immediate price.
2007-02-16 00:15:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think deception has been going on since man existed. yes we live in deception in our age but this is becoming more clear all the time. and that is good to realize.
2007-02-16 00:02:49 · answer #3 · answered by Kyle B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, it's possible. Considering how modern our world today is, we refuse to acknowledged the truth even when it's 'staring right at us'. But of course, deception started at the beginning of time, when God first created men and the two men he'd created tried to deceive him.
2007-02-16 09:05:10 · answer #4 · answered by Samarah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the dark ages where the church told you what to think or you'd die was the age of deception.
2007-02-16 00:02:23 · answer #5 · answered by Roman Soldier 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. This is the LIFE of deception.
2007-02-16 00:05:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is. Look at our government for one example. Then look at the general populace for another. Everyone is out for what they can get.
2007-02-16 00:03:31 · answer #7 · answered by Chris 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋