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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Invention_of_LyingThe Invention of Lying - Wikipedia

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   The Invention of Lying is a 2009 American romantic comedy fantasy film written and directed by comedian Ricky Gervais and writer Matthew Robinson in their directorial debuts. The film stars Gervais as the first human with the ability to lie in a world where people can only tell the truth.

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3. www.imdb.com › title › tt1058017The Invention of Lying (2009) - IMDb

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   The Invention of Lying: Directed by Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson. With Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K.. A comedy set in a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes the opportunity for personal gain.

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   • Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

   • Director: Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson
   • Release Date: 2009-10-02

4. 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.

5. theconversation.com › the-evolution-of-lying-14254The evolution of lying - The Conversation

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   May 16, 2013 · In The Invention of Lying, Mark Bellison (Gervais’ character) does so well out of his novel ability to lie precisely because the cooperative nature of the lie-free society he inhabits.

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

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   Jan 28, 2015 · Books. The true history of lying. Is lying always a sin or is mendacity not just permissible but the very substance of social cohesion? The author of A History of Lying from the Garden of Eden...

7. www.bbc.com › news › magazine-22467640The curious story of how the lie detector came to be

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   May 21, 2013 · And the history of the polygraph - better known as the lie detector test - is littered with people who have been able to trick it. The polygraph machine was invented in 1921 in Berkeley,...

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   What is the invention of lying?

   • "The Invention of Lying" is getting at something though it doesn't state it explicitly. Instead of an analysis of the negative or positive effects of lying, it is really a study of the various layers of truth embedded in all things.

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   What is the least forgettable line in the invention of lying?

   • The Invention of Lying - watch for the least forgettable line at 1.40, and the inevitable response. In The Invention of Lying, Mark Bellison (Gervais’ character) does so well out of his novel ability to lie precisely because the cooperative nature of the lie-free society he inhabits.

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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.

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   Did cooperation lead to the evolution of lying?

   • In one a team embedded itself in a Dominican village for nearly two years and counted the number of prosocial acts each person engaged in, and how many people they helped. The in the Royal Society B paper - based on the prisoner’s dilemma - suggests the evolution of cooperation led also to the evolution of lying.

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   Why do people lie so much?

   • Irrespective, a better understanding of how lying evolves, no matter how simple, might do enormous social good. For one thing it might help constrain the worst dishonesties in politics, public relations and propaganda. Ultimately, our ability to convincingly lie to each other may have evolved as a direct result of our cooperative nature.

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9. www.youtube.com › watchThe lie that invented racism | John Biewen - YouTube

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   Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.To understand and eradicat...

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