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1. www.irishtimes.com › culture › booksThe true history of lying - The Irish Times

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   Jan 28, 2015 · In a place seemingly constructed to promote lying and flattery, a breeding ground for plots, conspiracies and coups, in which every friendly face might well conceal devious designs, how should a...

2. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blogThe Truth About Lying and What It Does to the Body

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   Jan 5, 2020 · The tendency to lie is deeply rooted in our evolutionary history, as other primates have been observed to cheat and deceive. Human children pick up this crafty behavior between the ages of two...

3. www.scientificamerican.com › article › the-art-of-lyingThe Art of Lying - Scientific American

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   Jul 11, 2018 · For 18th-century philosopher Immanuel Kant, the lie was the “radical innate evil in human nature” and was to be shunned even when it was a matter of life and death.

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5. www.scientificamerican.com › article › how-georgeHow George Floyd’s Death Exposed a Fake Syndrome: ‘Excited ...

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   Jun 20, 2024 · Since George Floyd’s murder, there is increasing acknowledgement from legal and medical communities that excited delirium is a “ misappropriation of medical terminology ”—in essence it is a term...

6. www.bbc.co.uk › ethics › lyingBBC - Ethics - Lying

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   Dec 8, 2006 · Nobody who writes about lying nowadays can do so without acknowledging an enormous debt to this groundbreaking book: Lying: Moral choice in public and private life, by Sisela Bok, 1978. What is a...

7. www.bethinking.org › culture › the-invention-of-lyingThe Invention of Lying - Bethinking.org

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   The Invention of Lying. What would the world be like if no one had ever lied? Ricky Gervais's new film, The Invention of Lying, explores this question with the uncomfortable and irony-laden humour for which he has become famous.

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   What is the irony in the invention of lying?

   • Intentional or not, the heavy irony in The Invention of Lying is this: Bellison, the only man who has ever been able to lie, is actually the only person really speaking the truth. He sets out trying to show Anna that the truth about himself is more than his superficial defining characteristics (those being the stub nose and chubby looks).

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   Does history tell us anything about lying?

   • Or perhaps not. Historical perspective is always a useful thing and if history tells us anything about lying it tells us that people have always thought there was too much of it and however much of it there was, there was always more of it now than there had ever been before.

   The true history of lying – The Irish Times

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   Why does lying get the most sympathy from people?

   • His list was: The reason for lying that gets most sympathy from people is lying because something terrible will happen if you don't lie. Examples include lying to protect a murderer's intended victim and lying to save oneself from death or serious injury.

   BBC - Ethics - Lying

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   What makes a liar a lie?

   • A lie has three essential features: There are some features that people think are part of lying but aren't actually necessary: This definition says that what makes a lie a lie is that the liar intends to deceive (or at least to mislead) the person they are lying to. It says nothing about whether the information given is true or false.

   BBC - Ethics - Lying

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   Is lying a form of deception?

   • Lying is a form of deception, but not all forms of deception are lies. Lying is giving some information while believing it to be untrue, intending to deceive by doing so. A lie has three essential features: There are some features that people think are part of lying but aren't actually necessary:

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   Why do children lie?

   • The tendency to lie is deeply rooted in our evolutionary history, as other primates have been observed to cheat and deceive. Human children pick up this crafty behavior between the ages of two and five, and it is seen by some psychologists as a milestone of cognitive growth.

   The Truth About Lying and What It Does to the Body

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9. centerforbrainhealth.org › article › why-people-lieWhy People Lie: The Science, Psychology and Consequences

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   Apr 14, 2024 · Is telling the truth always the “right” thing to do? Are there occasions when it’s okay to lie? What causes chronic lying? Cognitive scientists Dr. Dan Krawczyk and Dr. Michael Lundie share how lying impacts us in everyday life and how to cultivate a culture of .