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No. That's lying. Moving the goal posts does not require lying, in fact in rarely includes it. It only requires that you change your argument when you're dispro
by etchalon 5y ago
No. That's lying. Moving the goal posts does not require lying, in fact in rarely includes it. It only requires that you change your argument when you're disproved.
- Jenda_ 5y agoThe fable "The Dragon In My Garage" by Carl Sagan is a nice demonstration of a similar concept. http://people.whitman.edu/~herbrawt/classes/110/Sagan.pdf http://people.whitman.edu/~herbrawt/classes/110/Sagan.pdf
- etchalon 5y agoSee also, The Invisible Gardener: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Invisible_Gardener https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Invisible_Garde...