A Lie is No Error?

Question

When people lie, it is not a mistake. A lie is a thought before it is stated.

Now, 2 + 2 = 5 is a mistake.

BUT, to say I am going to the park, when in fact I am going to the beach, is a lie, right?

Your view?

Answer 1

An error is an error whether or not there was intent.

A lie is an intentional error, or a fact omitted intentionally.

Some would say that an error made from ignorance, such as restating a "fact" that is not verified, is also a lie. But I consider making an unverified statement (without disclosure that it's unverified) as stupidity, not lying.

Answer 2

BUT, to say I am going to the park, when IN FACT I am going to the beach, is a lie, right?

I have pointed out this words because I was really amused to see them in such a context :) hmm,2+3=5,actually this is a fact,and therefore results with a mistake if thought the opposite.we know for sure,because it's a question to which we don't form our own personal opinion,nor judge it.it would be the same when we try to convert measures to a previously solved value.some things as we all know are the pillar ,the corner stone of our perception.

A lie,is something psychological,it can never be a mistake,not before the consequences appear.a lie is preceded by a thought and a thought determines the further cognitive abilities of the one presenting and the interlocutors in general.

Going to the park is a thought pending,the actual situation fluctuates round the brain cells.Still,when someone finds out about the lie,you say sorry I have made a mistake lying to you:)or not?!:)

Answer 3

A lie is a lie by any other name as it is a statement that lacks truth, but it can be a mistake as well... I have lied because I just didn't know a part of the issue which made what i was saying not true! Parents lie to children aware or unaware and intentionally with good intentions or not....etc...
So a lie can be defined completely in exclusion of it being an error or not. However it can also be a mistake as well! Some lie for frevolous reasons or good reasons, and some times their choices to lie in such instances can turn out to be a mistake, an error.

Answer 4

Well, let's say you were on the way to the beach when you noted that the park had something going on, so you stopped by and never made it to the beach and had a great time at the park. Is it still a lie?

Answer 5

Understand the logical difference between "soundess" and "validity" and you go a long way in answering this question. A "valid" argument makes sense, even if it's not true. A "sound" argument makes sense, and is true.

So... "I'm going to the park" makes sense, but isn't true. It's valid, but isn't sound.

2+2=5 doesn't even make sense in the first place, so it is both unsound and invalid.

In summary, there are different sorts of errors. A lie is an error of soundness, though not necessarily of validity.

Answer 6

A lie is a purposful mistake. If you say something untrue (eg. 2+2=5) knowing it is false, it is a lie. But if you dont know that it is false, then it is a mistake.

Answer 7

A lie is a lie. If you intentionally state something you know to be false it is a lie. I hate liars... a mistake can be fixed but a lie... it will erase all trust.

Answer 8

No, not always. Sometimes a lie can do good to many or even one.But we can't generalize it and abuse this.

Answer 9

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