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Perhaps values themselves can be bullshit. The word sounds more like cursing than terminology, so when someone says that something is bullshit, it is not clear
by cema 15y ago
Perhaps values themselves can be bullshit. The word sounds more like cursing than terminology, so when someone says that something is bullshit, it is not clear if the meaning is "something is a lie" or "something is incorrect" or something else.
- philwelch 15y agoI believe Harry Frankfurt had something to say about that.
- espeed 15y agoRead the essay "On Bullshit" by Harry Frankfurt (http://press.princeton.edu/titles/7929.html http://press.princeton.edu/titles/7929.html).
- ams6110 15y agoYes, if he doesn't believe what he says he is lying. If he doesn't care whether it's true or false, but feels what he's saying will further his goals, he's bullshitting.
- joe_the_user 15y ago"Bullshit" is generally a messy combination of lies, misdirection and words intended give one impression but have a different meaning.