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The first step to telling a believable lie is to believe the lie yourself, because then you won't display the subconscious displays of deceit on your face. Ther
by giggles_giggles 9y ago
The first step to telling a believable lie is to believe the lie yourself, because then you won't display the subconscious displays of deceit on your face. There's a Seinfeld episode where George tells Jerry that if he wants to get better at lying, he has to convince himself of the lie first.
So I don't entirely think that the teller of the lie needs to believe that it's a lie for it to be a lie. If they believe it, it just means that they're deceiving themselves as well.
- khedoros1 9y agoI think for a lie, there needs to be an intent to deceive, at some time. Otherwise, I'm not sure where I'd draw the line between being mistaken and telling a lie.
- effie 9y agoAt some time, yes - but the one telling the lie does not need to be the one intending to lie. One may believe something that is a lie and spread it to other people, without actually lying himself. Like a teacher in elementary/high school who teaches what she believes is true about WWII. At some point, she may get to tell some lie, without being aware of that, hence without lying herself - the lie could be intended by the authors or censors of the curriculum and those would be the ones intending the lie.